I find it almost unbelievable that our grandson, not yet two years old, loves home made bread and butter. In my experience, most children turn their noses up at anything but white bread – I certainly did when I was at school. In the first of the temptations Jesus faced in the wilderness, he had…
I have mentioned before that this series of thoughts on “God the Father” was inspired by a series of 3 sermons I heard on the subject while visiting my daughter’s church. During the second sermon the preacher used the story of the Prodigal Son to bring home the nature of God’s forgiving, constant love for…
This week, our 10 minute service reflects on Galatians 5:1.
For some time, I have been fascinated by how water can have a powerful effect. I am not thinking of incidents, such as a tsunami, or the raging torrents following storms, resulting in overflowing rivers, etc. What comes to mind is when you finish almost all the contents of a jam jar, fill it with…
We have recently had “issues” with our domestic plumbing, and I’m hoping that by the time this TFTD is published the “issues” will be resolved! The story starts many years ago, possibly even before we moved into the house 27 years ago. We had to call on the “Drain Doctor” around 7 years ago and…
Second Sunday in Lent Year A 1st March 2026 Lectionary readings: Genesis 12 v1-4a; Psalm 121; Romans 4 v1-5, 13-17; John 3 v1-17. Abraham’s example. Long ago and far away, (about 4000 years ago, in Southern Iraq), God spoke to man named Abram (later Abraham). Abram put his faith in God’s plans for himself,…
March 2026 Preaching Plan
Many people, not least schoolchildren, rejoice at the sight of a mid-winter snowfall but not so my wife – and that applied even when she was a school child! Indeed, on one of her first schools days as a 5-year old she tells me that she had to crawl up the school drive on hands…
I always find this time of year particularly challenging because of the shorter hours of daylight, poorer weather conditions and the colder temperatures. Being paid to travel around the beautiful lanes of Norfolk is an absoute delight during the warmer months, but at this time of year road are prone to flooding and potholes lurk…
Traditionally Shrove Tuesday (Mardi gras) is the day that Christians eat up all the rich foods (including pancakes) before the forty day season of Lent starts on Ash Wednesday. This year is special as the celebrations of Lent, Ramadan and the Lunar New Year all coincide – a rare occurrence that won’t happen again until…