For most of my life, I have frequently heard preachers ask questions, without expecting an answer. More recently I have heard members of the congregation call out answers. Although I do not expect any answers the heading may make you think. An elderly Christian motorist was travelling on unfamiliar roads and looking for a road…
This week, our 10 minute service reflects on Matthew 11:38.
Today’s thought for the day is brought to us by churches of Burkina Faso Resources for Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2024 (ctbi.org.uk) What must I do to inherit eternal life?” A lawyer stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he said, “What must I do to inherit eternal life?” (Lk 10:25) This crucial question…
February 2024 Preaching Plan
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B 28th January 2024. Lectionary Readings: Deuteronomy 18 v15-20. A prophet like Moses. Psalm 111 Praise the Lord for all that he has done. 1 Corinthians 8 v1-13. Honouring God instead of Idols. Mark 1 v21-28 A man with an evil spirit. Wisdom and good sense. The Psalmist…
I recently bought some garden lights. The idea is that they are solar powered – charging up during the day and then automatically lighting up at night. 48 hours of sunlight will result in the lights working for around 6 hours. As they are going to be needed in June, my hope is that they…
We hear so often about all the negative aspects of social media and some people see these websites as being evil, but they have opened a window to me that I value. One of the groups I belong to is “Calverley Memories” the page about the village in West Yorkshire where I grew up. I…
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…
Tomorrow will be a whole new experience as granddaughter senior goes to a trial gymnastics session. She has been obsessed with bouncing and being upside down for some time now. For her birthday she had a beam screwed into her bedroom floor to enable her to twist and twiddle round it. I’ve never really understood…
Reading through today’s gospel passage (Luke 5:12-16) I remembered that when I was younger I was infuriated by the comment, ‘I won’t bother’. I knew someone who used it a lot. At the time I thought he was very lazy, but it was only years later that I realised he lacked confidence and may often…