The rogues gallery on our landing shows five generations of the family on one side or the other. A dive into a cupboard could get me back a little further and a what a range of achievements and views, long and short lives, successes and failures, there are. All people who were and are loved…
Today’s contributor is the Rev Dr Jennie Hurd, Chair of the Cymru Synod of the Methodist Church in Wales at the time of writing. www.christianaid.org.uk/resources/pray/daily-bible-reading Something to read All the kings of the earth shall praise you, O Lord, for they have heard the words of your mouth. – Psalm 138:4. Something to think about There’s no…
This week our 10 minute service reflects on Luke 2:8-12.
Today’s contributor is Rev Claire Jones www.christianaid.org.uk/resources/pray/daily-reading-10-december Something to read The Lord sets prisoners free, the Lord gives sight to the blind, the Lord lifts up those who are bowed down, the Lord loves the righteous. The Lord watches over the foreigner and sustains the fatherless and the widow, but he frustrates the ways of the…
Third Sunday in Advent Year B 17th December 2023 Lectionary Readings: Isaiah 61 v1-4, 8-11. The good news of victory. Psalm 126 Celebrating the harvest 1 Thessalonians 5 v16-24. Always be joyful and never stop praying. John 1 v6-8, 19-28. The message of John the Baptist. Deep roots. The prophecies of Isaiah…
One of the things I dislike doing, and will do anything to put it off as long as possible, is house cleaning. When I was working, I was fortunate enough to be able to pay someone to come in weekly and clean through the house. She retired after our youngest son started at university, and…
One of the tasks for the modern minister is that from time to time I am asked to write a biopic for one website or another. This is a fairly new phenomenon for me and is always an interesting process. The other task that I need to accomplish around this time of the year is…
I’m writing this Thought for the Day on Thursday and I’m so looking forward to Friday. I’m going to London to meet my son, Richard who is returning to the UK for a month. He lives in Singapore, and apart from on Zoom, I haven’t seen him since July. We are going to have some…
My granddaughter comes out of Mothers and Toddlers exhausted! What with physical activities in a large hall (pedal cars and slides), negotiations and tact needed (to accrue the best doll and pram), creative endeavours (painting, printing and sticking) and the musical challenge of singing and dancing (especially the exaggerated jumping needed to signify the sleeping…
Earlier in the year the famous sycamore tree beside Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland was deliberately and illegally felled. It was a sad act of vandalism but there is the chance that the stump may sprout again, and all may not be lost, even if it is completely different. I first wrote one of these thoughts…