For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding An investment company’s full-page ad in the Wall Street Journal began with these words: “Information is everywhere. Insight is all too rare. For insight goes beyond information to discern underlying truths. Today, we are long on information and short on insight. Television offers scores of channels.…
I was sent the image and the words attached to this TFTD via Social Media and wanted to share it further. “Sorry I stole your car. Saved my family!”- an incredible story from a resident of Kyiv.“ I left the bomb shelter and saw a car with keys in the ignition near the store. I…
Seventh Sunday of Easter Year C 29th May 2022 Lectionary Readings: Acts 16 v16-34; Psalm 97; Revelation 22 v12-21; John 17 v20-26. Jesus said, “I will be one with them”. In the reading from John’s gospel, Jesus is praying for us, his followers. Jesus said, “I told them what you are like and I…
Cyrus nations ?: Blessings, Curses or Coincidence ? The Rise and Fall of the British Empire Hatikvah Films dvd, 2017 59 minutes £9.99 Cyrus was the Persian king who allowed the Jewish captives in Babylon to return to their own country to rebuild Jerusalem, the city and the Temple. It was the fulfillment of Isaiah’s…
One of the biggest challenges of the current era seems to be that a whole range of familiar experiences have disappeared from our lives and I am finding it challenging and exciting as dormant memories are reawakened. This little chapel in the village of Conistone in upper Wharefedale has been important to me for almost…
Did you watch The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Celebration on Sunday evening? There was debate in our house about whether or not to watch it and some confusion as to how ‘live’ the event was. I got to wondering how a person starts to organise such an unprecedented event. There’s no guidebook or manual on what…
My son, Richard, relocated to Singapore in January. We obviously miss him very much but Drew and I were excited at the prospect of visiting him. Neither of us had ever been to Singapore before and we were looking forward to the holiday. As the date of our departure approached, I started to get increasingly…
I have always been fascinated by old clocks; the intricacy of a mechanism is astounding but so is the precision of time keeping that is possible when all is well. We have inherited several clocks which tick away happily and require almost no attention apart from their weekly wind. The cogs in a clock movement…
Revelation 5 verse 11 “Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand.” For many years, my wife and I have ended our breakfast with (so-called) easy-peel satsumas and most mornings I picture the stacked shelf in my local supermarket. Based on the size, each…
Our Bite Sized Service this week reflects on Psalm 17:7-8 and we sing Still (Hide me now).