While the authenticity of large-scale performances is known to be doubtful, I believe that genuine spiritual connection can be found in any setting that moves us. This conviction guided my experience at the Good Friday performance of Messiah in The Royal Albert Hall—first when I was 19, and again this year as I witnessed the…
There is a tiny gland sitting deep in the centre of your head just underneath the brain, weighing no more than 1g in weight and no more than 1cm in size, (about the size of a kidney bean), that has functions affecting nearly every part of the body. It’s absence of failure to function correctly…
I don’t think any of us would choose to have a dose of covid, even though the illness is not generally as severe now. I recently isolated for 11 days with it, and in some ways the enforced rest did me good. I was able to spend more time reading and one of the things…
When I pulled back my kitchen curtains on Wednesday morning I was surprised and delighted to see a beautiful robin sitting on my fence. We very seldom see small birds in our garden as there are so many seagulls and pigeons. When I lived in Northern Ireland there were two robins who seemed to spend most…
The other day when it was raining, I decided to “sort out” one of my keep-sake boxes. One of the items which I found was a book written by Vera Smith, entitled, Daily Gems of Truth. Vera was a missionary who was from Northern Ireland and one of my sons bought this for me. I think a…
Come and join us at Cineworld in Ipswich on Thurs 2th April at 3pm to watch ‘The Penguin Lessons’
In my recent, daily, Bible readings the writer of the notes has drawn on events recorded in the book of Jonah. Two comments attracted my attention and I share them for your consideration. “The Assyrians were evil and violent and that was their way of life. As a conquering empire, they had a reputation for…
News on the ministerial situation in the Ipswich Circuit going into the new connexional year..
Today’s thought for the day is brought to us by Anna Porter The other day I was talking with a friend and discussing the cold weather and both of us were complaining about the wind. She told me about something she had been told when she had moved to Felixstowe many years ago. A lady…
Psalm 92 starts. It is good to praise the LORD and make music to your name, O Most High, proclaiming your love in the morning and your faithfulness at night, For several years, I was privileged to work alongside residents and staff in a residential care home for elderly Christians. The words, from the Psalm quoted, formed what was then described as…