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)
While on holiday recently we had a day out in Northumberland. I adore this part of the country and love to travel down the coastline from Bamburgh in the north to Tynemouth. Time and tide permitting we will also take in a visit to Holy Island, another of my favourite haunts. We were staying in…
The Thought for the Day is from Hebrews 4 v 12.For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart Author Ronald B. Schwartz asked scores of well-known contemporary writers to name the books that…
As I write this, during the last week our country has seen a change of prime minister and a change of monarch. I began to ponder what it means to be a good leader. Some are born to be leaders and trained up from an early age, maybe having to wait a lifetime before they…
On 1st September a good congregation gathered at Trinity Methodist Church, Felixstowe to welcome a new minister into our midst. In his sermon, the District Chair, the Reverend Julian Pursehouse spoke challengingly about hospitality. Hospitality is important at many levels. Many of you will be familiar with the feeding miracles in the gospels; talk of…
Does Christianity have anything useful to say about the prevailing culture ? Both Jesus and St Paul had things to say about the ‘world’ which, in context, means the ‘prevailing culture’. In Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth, we read what Macbeth has to say – “Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts…
The Thought for the Day is from Romans 10 v14.How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? John Harper, a Scottish minister, was travelling by ship…
One of my favourite things to do first thing in the morning is to lay in bed with a cup of tea and read a good book. It just so happened that on Friday 9th September, (the day after the death of Queen Elizabeth II), the mug that my butler / husband got out of…
I spent several remarkable weeks binging on the excellent Netflix Drama “The Crown” earlier this year. I would hardly claim to be a Royalist, but I have always respected our monarchy and admired our Queen. Perhaps my motivation at the time was the platinum jubilee, when, not for the first time in my life, I…
I’m sure we all have our thoughts and reactions towards the sad news of the death of our Queen. It’s the sort of day we’ll remember where we were for years after other details have faded. Sam and I hadn’t long got home, and we had the rolling news on as we started to discuss…
As I prepared to return to school, I was surprised to find my daily Bible reading focussed on the visitof the three strangers to Abraham. Then the verse on my calendar was “And all thy children shall betaught of the Lord; and great shall be the peace of thy children”. Now, I appreciate that thecompilers…