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Protection

‘ESSENTIALS FOR WELLNESS’ Since September, those who attend ‘Well in the Week’ on Thursday mornings at Seaton Road Methodist Church, Felixstowe, have been considering ‘Essentials for Wellness’. We probably all know the essentials for life – food, water, shelter, love, and we could, in these modern times, add a healthy diet, exercise, and mindfulness to…

Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 13th March 2022

Second Sunday in Lent                                 Year C                                     13th March 2022. Lectionary Readings: Genesis 15 v1-12, 17-18;      Psalm 27;      Philippians 3 v17- 4 v1;      Luke 13 v31-35. An invitation to ponder. In today’s reading from Luke’s gospel, Jesus is addressing the people of the city of God. “Jerusalem, Jerusalem! Your people have killed the prophets and…

Rogues, Scoundrels & Scallywags of Scripture

WEEK 5 This series of “Thoughts for the Day” is inspired by the study series, NOTORIOUS, written by Jeff Lucas. He and Pastor Brent discuss 9 different characters from the Bible who we would possibly call rogues, scoundrels or scallywags. Each one however can teach us something of our faith. MICHAL (daughter of King Saul)…

The Book of Daniel – DVD Review

The Book of Daniel   dvd, Pure Flix Entertainment, 2013  83 minutes   £16 Jeremiah proved to be a reliable, albeit reluctant, prophet and servant of God when he declared that Jerusalem and its people were to be besieged by King Nebuchadnezzar and taken into captivity to Babylon. Daniel, of noble or royal birth, and his compatriots…

People Matter

I first attended the Methodist Assiation of Youth Clubs annual MAYC London Weekend in May 1979 and it was an experience that changed my life forever. Even forty years on the memory is still very real to me and I find myself remembering detailed moments of that event, when I find, that I sometimes struggle…