Today’s thought for the day is brought to us by Rev Claire Jones www.christianaid.org Something to read The tempter came and said to him, ‘If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.’ But he answered, ‘It is written, “One does not live by bread alone, but by every…

A recent Bible reading from 1 Kings 10 and part of chapter 11 speaks of the amazing effect the God-given wisdom given to Solomon had on the queen of Sheba. Sadly, within a few verses, we read of his spiritual downfall so that chapter 11 verse 9 records, “The Lord was very angry with Solomon”. …

Our title words come from the end part of the Methodist funeral service but they take on added significance for me as I write this thought on All Saints’ Day, 1st November. The Christian life can feel a bit like a slog at times. It can be demanding and we shouldn’t be surprised at that.…

When my friends visited recently Audrey told me that she was learning to play the harp. She was finding it quite difficult and she felt that she wasn’t practising nearly enough to progress. Finding the time was definitely not easy. She was very much in my mind on Tuesday at the Lilypad concert. Claudia, one…

Rightly or wrongly, hundreds of prisoners have been released from jail early having completed just part of their sentence. Jesus identified with the Messianic prophecy that he had come to ‘preach the good news to the poor, proclaim freedom for the prisoners, recovery of sight for the blind, release the oppressed and proclaim the year…

It is the time of the year when the pigeons provide entertainment as they perform acrobatics in pursuit of the holly berries on our small tree. Watching them the other day reminded me of this tree’s story. Several years ago I was weeding under our fence and noticed a seedling in all the wrong place.…