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)
A few weeks ago I found myself at a Catholic mass for Doris. Last year I officiated at her husband’s funeral. Graham was a Methodist local preacher. His middle daughter, and I were at High School together, and so, having moved to Leeds, the family asked if I would take Graham’s funeral. We certainly didn’t…
Over the last 2 years I have been meeting with friends from around the Ipswich Circuit and beyond for a time of Reflection & Prayer, led by Sue France. This has been done from the comfort of our own homes on a Monday morning, some of us eating our porridge, (and possibly some of us…
My nine-year-old grandson is Spiderman mad at the moment, I try desperately to have meaningful conversations with him, but have never watched a Spiderman film or read the comic strip. I listen intently as he tells me the plot of the film in his inimitable expressive way. I have endured this experience several times before…
Lent is often seen as a time when we give up something but at Chantry this year we are looking at what we have and being thankful. Some of you will know what a Lent Gift Calendar is as I know it has been done in many churches. The idea is that each day you…
Franciszek Gajowniczek was a Nazi prisoner in Auschwitz when a fellow inmate escaped. The standard discipline when anyone escaped was to select 10 men at random and place them in a cell where they were left to starve to death. When Gajowniczek heard his name read, he sobbed, “My wife and my children.” At that…
Matthew 4:7 – ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test’. When I was beginning my career my friends and I were relieved to have work, pleased if we were offered promotion and grateful for a pay rise. I started out at a time of high interest rates, high inflation and when employment…
How much do Christians in Niger, a predominantly Muslim country in West Africa, have to teach Christians in the West ? The Bible Society issues a monthly newsletter to those who belong to the Bible a Month community of about 23,000 people. Two countries are covered in each newsletter with reports from Bible Society secretaries,…
This series of “Thoughts for the Day” is inspired by the study series, NOTORIOUS, written by Jeff Lucas. He and Pastor Brent Cunningham discuss 9 different characters from the bible who we would possibly call rogues, scoundrels or scallywags. Each one however can teach us something of our faith. HEROD “the GREAT”- sounds like a…
When I was at school, in my mind I associated Lent with the hymn ‘Lord Jesus, think on me’ (H&Ps 533). I thought it was gloomy and unnecessarily puritanical when I was in my teens. As I have got older I have realised what a wonderful prayer it is and just as I came to…
There was a time when my dad was choir master at our local Church, and I understand that one of the things he often said “think about the words you are singing” and I have often remembered that as I have looked at a hymn, been delighted, because it was one of my favourites and…