Today’s thought for the day is brought to us by Rev Phyllis Thompson Adapted from a contribution by Rev Phyllis Thompson, the Education Director for the New Testament Church of God-Leadership Training Centre, at the time of writing. (www.christianaid.orguk) Something to read Now as you excel in everything – in faith, in speech, in knowledge,…
871 the then Prince of Wales’s recovery was widely thought to have resulted from nationwide prayers, not from advances in medicine. There have been subsequent national days of prayer, and some might say we could do with more today. But it did make me wonder, initially, how many similar or identical prayer requests are made…
Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B 23rd June 2024 Lectionary Readings: Job 38 v1-11; Psalm 107 v1-3, 23-32; 2 Corinthians 6 v1-13; Mark 4 v35-41. Teacher, Lord, Master. Was the ‘Storm on the Lake’ incident a miracle or a teaching point, or both? The miracles recorded in the gospels seem to me to…
Today’s thought for the day is brought to us by Liz Cope I have had to practice this in bucket loads recently. Patience with others and patience with myself. My husband has taken over the role of butler, gardener, cleaner, nursemaid and general handyman. (He might argue – nothing has changed!) Apparently, patience is one…
Responding to advice from the doctor we took a few days off recently and spent the best part of a week with our daughter in Norwich, she currently has two rabbit’s and a guinea pig. I remember the day we first met Lola the rabbit three or four years ago, she was a tiny bundle…
In the final episode Robson visited a floating village. At the time of filming the water level was quite low so the villagers had redirected part of the river to actually keep the houses floating. When they weren’t floating it caused problems with how the people travelled. The lady who acted as a guide was…
At weekends when my children were small, we would often open a tub of popcorn and hunker down to share a film together. I’d invite them to take a handful of the snack and put it in a bowl on their laps and nibble as they watched. However, there was one evening when the tub…
The walking guide that we followed assiduously said, ‘when you reach here you have crossed Foxtor Mire and are alive to tell the tale’. It was probably irresponsible for two people of broadly sound mind to cross a notoriously dangerous Dartmoor bog when there was no compulsion to do so. But what is compulsion when…
Sunday 4th August – 4pm
Today’s thought for the day is brought to us by Charlotte Haines Lyon www.christianaid.org.uk Something to read First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings should be made for everyone, for kings and all who are in high positions, so that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all…