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)
The Thought for the Day is from Psalm 31 v1. In You, O lord, I put my trust. In an article for Campus life magazine, Susan Smart describes her third, and nearly last, solo flight. She had been practicing a manoeuvre at 5,000 feet when she lost control and her Cessna 150 began spinning wildly toward…
At work, when my colleagues talk about resource, or more often than not, the lack of resource, they are often referring euphemistically to time or people. Quite why people find it necessary to say that ‘finding resource is challenging’ when they could say ‘I haven’t got time’ is interesting. Having written about holidays and renewals…
Romans 13:14 But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof. (KJV) In the late 1960’s, in the early days of our marriage, I successfully applied to become a trainer at our firm’s training college in London. At the same time, I was attracted to a 12-week evening course at London Bible College (then based…
While in London recently, I went to see the musical ‘Hamilton’. At the beginning of his career, Aaron Burr offers Alexander Hamilton some advice. He tells him to ‘Talk less, smile more.’ It reminded me of a written comment a year 7 student made, when asked to define a Christian, ‘Christians eat bread and whine,’…
I had an interesting conversation the other day about camping. I have to admit, trying to get to sleep whilst laying in a sleeping bag on the hard ground, sharing my tent with a variety of buzzing and biting insects, is not my idea of a relaxing holiday. The first holiday I had with my…
We travelled down Woodhall Road in the Village of Calverley West Yorkshire a few years ago, passing my childhood family home, I asked my eldest daughter if she remembered my mum who died in the summer of 1992 when my daughter was just two years old. I was really surprised to by her reply, she…
When Ray and I were married over 30 years ago I was introduced to Boys’ Brigade. Ray was brought up at People’s Hall and was a member of the 2nd Ipswich Boys’ Brigade. He progressed through the ranks, became an officer and gained the King’s Badge. Two of his sons also were in the Brigade,…
Today’s thought for the day is brought to us by Sarah Woolven Sarah shares with us the following passage taken from Joyce Meyer’s ‘Starting your Day Right’: “Psalm 25:12-13: What man is he that dearth the Lord? Him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose. His soul shall dwell at ease; and…
Last week I wrote about holidays, times of rest and battery recharging. I am sure we are all different in this respect but for me, a holiday is a time to let go and recalibrate myself. It is a when I put back into perspective the parts of life that may have got distorted by…
Rabbi Jonathan Romain, leader of a Jewish congregation in the south of England, has been quoted as saying: “I’ve realised that ultimately what draws people to the synagogue is not God, but camaraderie. What they want most is not promises of the afterlife, but warmth, kindness and a sense of community in the here and…