Every day we post a Thought for the day written by someone within the circuit. Some are very light hearted and some are very deep theologically with all bases between covered.
We hope these will encourage, uplift and make you reflect but most of all we hope you enjoy reading these small daily snippets and take some inspiration on your daily journey
“I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go” (Genesis 28:15)
Years ago, before computers were commonly owned and used regularly by most of us, I remember my first lesson on the shared machine in the office. The software concerned was Lotus 1-2-3, a spreadsheet programme. I had been taught that this wonder device could help me with costings for the transport fleet I was running…
Today’s thought for the day is brought to us by Rev Claire Jones www.christianaid.org.uk/resources/pray/daily-reading-7-february For it is the God who said, ‘Let light shine out of darkness’, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. But we have this…
In the late 1960s, I was privileged to attend a 12-week evening course at the London Bible College, now known as the London School of Theology. The lecturer, who read Greek, was asked by another student, “Why do you only teach from the Authorised Version and not modern translations?” His response was, “In translating the…
The parable of the Good Samaritan has been covered recently in our TFTD. It is a well-known story and one you might remember hearing as a child in school assemblies or Sunday School. We are using this story in our next Messy Church when we think about love. Jesus had told this story in reply…
We have taken a few days off during the week and on Thursday we were in Gret Yarmouth, which was a red-letter day for the town. After years of lobbying, agreement to create a new river crossing was granted in 2018, legal work took longer than expected and work eventually started in January 2020. During…
On Tuesday our Open The Book Team visited Colneis and Fairfield schools to participate in their Assemblies. Our story this visit was Noah and the Flood. We have never used as many props and we had help from 7 children in each school as well as 7 team members. About 2 dozen wild animals (soft…
You may remember a few weeks ago I explained how Granddaughter senior would be attending a gymnastics trial. She loved it. The coaches were all very young (a sign of my age!) and very patient. She moved from activity to activity under their watch and gentle guidance. When we collected her for her second session,…
Many years ago, one night I found myself staying in a remote hotel in Lincolnshire, surrounded by reed beds. It was wintertime and the place was quite eerie; the only sound outside was the music of wind in the reeds and lapping water. Reading through today’s gospel reading (Luke 7:24:30) I was reminded of that…
www.christianaid.org.uk/resources/pray/daily-reading-31-january Today’s thought was written by Rev Claire Jones Something to read Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act. He will make your vindication shine like the light, and the justice of your cause like the noonday. – Psalm 37:5-6. Something to think about The need to be proved…
The book of Nehemiah is just one of many fascinating Bible accounts and I am grateful that my daily reading app frequently takes me to passages I have not read for some time. Chapter 2 has two interesting statements separated by a few verses. Verse 2 “I was very much afraid” and then verse 4,…