There is a children’s play park in front of our house. The other day my husband and I were watching a little toddler playing on one of the pieces of equipment. It had quite a steep slide and he was attempting to climb up it. He fell down but got up again and made another…
On Friday evenings, I go and sit with the grandchildren. Daddy is a long distance lorry driver so, although he does get home on a Friday evening, it isn’t at any set time and depends on traffic and other factors that make timings unpredictable. Meanwhile Mummy needs to be out at six o’clock. Last Friday,…
Life can seem very complicated. There are so many things to understand and cope with that we long for simple pleasures and quiet places. How simple it must be as a sheep (see picture). But so we really mean that? I had a birthday recently; I am not sure about you, but I have one…
Today’s thought for the day is brought to us by Charlotte Haines Lyon. Daily reading: 12 April – Christian Aid There are no magic solutions to living a godly life. Something to read Train yourself in godliness, for, while physical training is of some value, godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for both…
This weeks 10 minute service reflects on John 3:16.
My first contribution to TFTD resulted from a conversation over a meal when comparing older and newer hymns and songs and I was reminded of that again when undertaking my daily Bible reading recently. The writer was commenting on the reason why, in Genesis chapter 4, Abel’s offering was accepted but Cain’s was not, and…
April 2024 Preaching Plan
Second Sunday of Easter Year B 7th April 2024 Lectionary Readings: Acts 4 v32-35; Psalm 133; John 1 1v1-2v2; John 20 v19-31. Friends re-united. The reading from John’s gospel relates to events in the evening of what we now call Easter Day. Jesus appears to his disciples, his friends. The shock of his sudden…
My husband in an act of generosity (?) bought me a bread maker for Christmas a few years back. I think this was perhaps because I had attempted to make bread the “old-fashioned” way, and the resulting loaves were more useful as building bricks than as nourishment! The bread that came from the bread maker…
I recently became aware of the hymn “I watch the sunrise” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vm-A5NlkI8U I confess that I had never picked the hymn and was totally unaware of its existence, it a beautiful hymn and that is why I have taken the liberty of including the link to a YouTube file, it’s worth listening to, in my…