Shoes can become a bit of an obsession, and women aren’t necessarily the guilty culprits! On our trip to Marseille we came across a delightful little restaurant that served Moroccan food. On the wall was a beautiful display of “slippers” with one tiny pair for a small child – sadly I couldn’t persuade the owner…

I thought this would make a great subject for our daily thought so … I asked AI to come up with the answer! Here is that answer, with only a very small amount of human oversight and editing. Jesus Would Remember That Human Beings Are Unique We are not merely intelligent machines. We are made…

Moving from West Yorkshire to Norfolk in 2005, I was met with the unsolicited comment repeatedly “Norfolk isn’t flat” I never suggested it was, and 20+ years ago as I enjoyed cycling around the lanes, I very quickly learned they were right. That said, we tend not to have the fells and mountains I grew…

So, this week I’m thinking ‘feet’ – following and sharing.  Walking in His way alongside others and bringing others with us. We need to be true disciples, confident in the good news before we can share with others – this is the very thing Jesus commanded us to do before He ascended and possibly the…

Ever since I was a child, first standing by the sea and marvelling at the horizon, I have been intrigued by perspective. I know I often use it in illustrations and sermons, but I make no apology for returning to it today. What we see from a distance can be very different from the detail…

This week I want to share with you an experience I had last Friday June 19th. I had spent 4 days in the East Midlands on holiday and needed to return to Ipswich from Derby in time for a commitment on the Saturday. I caught a train that left Derby station at 13.08 and arrived…

I understand that those who live with, or care for, a dementia sufferer quickly learn two (of many) important lessons. The first is to avoid saying, “I already told you”, and the second is to say, “You do know”, when, of course, if the person did know, s/he would have said so. I was reminded…