‘God says to the snow, “Fall on the earth,” and to the rain shower, “Be a mighty downpour.” Job 37:6 Nothing can compare to God. His power and presence are awesome and when He speaks, we must listen. Snow doesn’t happen much in Israel. Christmas cards that show shepherds in snowy fields have got it…
Read: What are mortals…that you care for them? (Psalm 8:4) Think: Last week I reflected on some of the most disreputable people and asked the question, “What’s a sinner?” Since then, we have remembered those who made great sacrifices in war: on Remembrance Sunday last weekend, and again at 11 am yesterday morning. For many…
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This week, our bite sized service reflects on Psalm 119:10.
On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month the guns fell silent in Europe in 1918. Yet it was not to be a lasting peace. Many of us will have very personal memories of loved ones who suffered in 2 world wars, and will feel deeply for those who have suffered…
One of the seven deadly sins, one dictionary states, “Pride is defined as ‘an excessive love of one’s excellence’. When I was about 30 years old, I was working in an office, and on the top floor of the building, known as the “Staff area”, was a full-sized snooker table and table tennis equipment. A colleague,…
On Wednesday we will remember those men and women who have sacrificed their lives in two world wars for our peace. But does the world feel at peace? Sadly, there have been conflicts since then and more loss of lives, both in the armed forces and civilians. The world seems to be a scary place…
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A 15th November 2026. Lectionary Readings: Zephaniah 1 v7, 12-18; Psalm 90 v1-8,12; 1 Thessalonians 5 v1-11; Matthew 25 v14-30. Investment returns. The gospel reading this week is another parable on the theme of the Kingdom. “The Kingdom is also like what happened when a man went away…
(Image licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.) Last November, when I was walking home from town, I saw something in the gutter half hidden by fallen leaves. I bent down, brushed away the leaves and debris and found it to be a green plastic WW1 soldier – the kind my brother…
The ministers from the East Anglia Methodist District are invited to attend a retreat each year and we have been spending a couple of days at the wonderful Sizewell Hall on the Suffolk coast. We were introduced to the concept of visio divina which is a process of contemplative prayer, the leader of the retreat…