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)
I have been reading my Eddie Askew Book again and the thoughts there seem to always make me smile, but also seem to hit home! Today it was about Eddie’s dog Millie. By all accounts it is a small dog and they always seem to make the most noise. Millie seems to be protective of…
Following on from my TFTD last week, but the time you are reading this, I will have hopefully completed the Ride Suffolk cycle ride. This cycle ride was previously called Suffolk Sunrise, and much as I enjoy an early morning pedal, getting up to start out at sunrise (5am) is not something I look forward…
We have a special event in the Methodist Church during the spring of every year called the Presbyteral Synod. It is a gathering of all Presbyters (ministers who wear dog collars) across the Methodist District and it is a day that I hold dear in my heart because we share in a service of Holy…
Do you ever find something you’re not looking for while you are searching for something else. I found the following poem by accident. It was written by an elderly gentleman in my previous church in N. Ireland. We do not need to see a sign To know that you are here, We only have to look…
It’s easy to get discouraged when church congregations seem to be dwindling and statistics show that people seem to have little interest in the things of God. God is watching Recently I read this story of a band of travelling musicians and actors who were performing from town to town. Times were hard, audiences were…
A well-known yeast extract spread, and useful cooking ingredient is notorious as a polariser of tastes and views. You love it or you loathe it; ambivalence is not generally associated with opinions about it. Today the Church remembers the Ascension of Jesus, forty days after the resurrection and with ten days to go before the…
In a recent daily Bible reading, I was intrigued by the opening words of the comment. “In church, we like to talk about what we were saved from. We were saved from sin and God’s judgement. But we don’t often ask, “What were we saved for?”. One of my favourite Bible books is Ephesians and…
I wonder how many of you know the meaning of Ember Cards. I had not heard of them until a few weeks ago. Our niece, Rachel, is being ordained as a Deacon in Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, by Steven, Lord Bishop of Oxford on 1st July 2023. We are very proud of her and she…
Some of you may know that I enjoy cycling in my spare time. However, I might be known as a “fair weather” cyclist. The night before and again on the morning of a planned ride I study the weather forecast for the precipitation risk and wind speeds. Having satisfied myself that all looked set fair…
When I first started my life as a circuit minister in the Methodist Church, Christian Aid week was a big event in the life of the Church. It was a common practice to have loads of red carrier bags at the back of the church around this time of year as along with our Anglican…