Today’s thought for the day is brought to us by Lindsey Hanekom www.ellel.uk All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 2 Timothy 3:16, NIV It seems to be one of life’s strange phenomenons; that you find the odd key lying around and you have no idea what…
I’ve been thinking a lot about trust recently. I say I trust God, but do I really? It’s easy when things are going along smoothly but when the upsets of life come along – members of your family get diagnosed with cancer, others get scammed out of £thousands, fathers can’t see their children, and the…
Read ‘When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars that you have established’… (Psalm 8:3) Reflect In several of my thoughts recently, I have referred to the majesty of God as it is shown to us in creation: in the sky and in the natural world around…
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This week, our 10 minute, Bite Sized service, reflects on Revelation 5:12.
I have been thinking about inheritance recently, after preparing the story of Jacob and Esau from Genesis for a young people’s Sunday morning session. For most parents nowadays the pattern is to leave assets in equal measure to each of their children, unless special circumstances apply, meaning 1 child is particularly in need or has…
I was prompted to write this contribution on the day my daily Bible reading “Verse of the day” was from James 1:19. “My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry”. Amazingly, my wife quoted this same verse (from a Prayer Guide)…
30th Sunday in ordinary Time Year A 25th October 2026 Lectionary Readings: Leviticus 19 v1-2, 15-18; Psalm 1; 1 Thessalonians 2 v1-8; Matthew 22 v 34-46. Tricky questions, demanding answers. In the Old Testament passage, God says, “I am the Lord your God. I am holy and you must be holy too!”…
On a recent group cycle ride we stopped at a delightful café in Wivenhoe. It is compulsory to stop for coffee and cake. (We are called FCC – Friday cycle and coffee/cake for a reason). This café is run by a Syrian couple and they serve delicious Mediterranean cakes and VERY strong coffee! Our group…
For six and a half years of my life around the turn of the millennium I worked for the menswear retailer Greenwoods Menswear. I joined the company in 1998 as an agency warehouseman following one of the most difficult periods in my career and by the time I left in 2005 to become a minister…