How often do we step on a metaphorical banana skin? We  think everything is going smoothly and something “trips” us up? Or we think we have the solution and it turns out not to be so? We come up against a problem and rather than face up to it, we run in the opposite direction.…

I love this picture, it is framed and mounted at the top of our stairs at home. The picture is of my paternal grandmother, and I believe that she was about eighteen at the time dating it around the year 1900.  I only knew my grandma as an old lady and she died a few…

When my husband and I were in Northern Ireland recently Drew celebrated his birthday. It was a bit strange not having any presents to open and only a card from me. I was very aware of the weight of the case and Drew was having to wait until we came back to get his presents…

The greatest picture of a father’s love is found in the familiar parable found in Luke 15, commonly known as ‘The Prodigal Son.’ When the son comes to  his senses and decides to return – it is to a person rather than a place. It seems that he expects rather a judgemental court martial type…

Jesus told his disciples that he had far more to tell them than they could cope with [John 16:12-15]. He went on to say that after him, the Spirit, also part of God and equally reliable, would keep on revealing new snippets of truth as appropriate and as individuals needed or were ready for them.…

This is Guyana’s National Flower. Its roots are deep in mud.  The movement in the water tosses about the stem. The leaves reach towards the light. It flowers in the sunlight.  We too are born into an evil world and tossed about by events.  We strive towards God to give meaning to life and to…

When we send flowers for a birthday, Christmas, a special anniversary or event, we usually use Flying Flowers as we have always found them to be extremely helpful.  This means of course that we get regular updates on their merchandise, but at least they keep in touch.  The other day their heading was “Feeling Rosy”. …

I have recently returned from a short holiday in Athens – thoroughly recommended. We walked for miles and visited all the important ancient sites, including the Acropolis and the Parthenon. These were impressive places, steeped in history. But for me one of the highlights of the holiday was visiting the Museum of Cycladic Art. Apologies…

Today’s thought for the day is brought to us by Rev Derek Grimshaw Many years ago, when I first started training as a Local Preacher, an older and wiser preacher advised me to try and avoid ever preaching on Trinity Sunday “it is the most challenging Sunday and I never offer an appointment on that…

I mentioned last week that I had been back to N.Ireland to visit family and friends. A couple of the people I met were friends from my previous church. We spent quite a long time catching up on each other’s news. I was horrified to learn that during Covid twenty-one members of the church had…