This morning I had cause to ring my local GP surgery to arrange a home visit for a lady in our village. It was interesting being on the “other side” of the doctor-patient relationship. I rang the patient telephone number and a cheerful recorded voice, (of one of my former colleagues) gave various options for…
The Book of Ruth : a journey of faith dvd High Fliers Films, 2019 86 minutes This film is a fairly faithful representation of the Old Testament story of Ruth, Naomi and Boaz with such additional characters and dialogue as judged necessary to make the story flow. A narrator helps the story along but only…
At the ripe old age of sixty-three and fifty-nine, with arthritis and diabetes, my wife and I have decided to take up camping, just at the point when folk of our age are promoting themselves onto motorhomes. To quickly kill the image you have in your mind of two of us crawling into a two-man…
Dear friends, A lot has happened since I wrote my letter last week. One of my pet hates as a minister is training, when I am told that I have to participate in compulsory training, I become irritated and never take part with joy, rather with utter reluctance. In May of this year several of…
The Thought for the Day is from Proverbs 29 v 23.A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth The story is told of a millionaire who attended a banquet and sat next to some people who were discussing the subject of prayer. He declared, “Prayer…
A day or two ago I stumbled upon an unfamiliar story in the Bible. It was set during the Israelites’ exodus from Egypt around 1400 BC. Five young sisters approached Moses and stood in front of the whole community. In my imagination, I see them as the original ‘Spice Girls’. They must have been young…
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Our Mission Statement 1.0 Our Mission is: To support and resource our Methodist communities appropriately and encourage each one in its mission as effective church. 2.0 We aim to: – to be a discipleship movement shaped for mission. – support and resource our Methodist communities in fulfilling ‘Our Calling.’ ‘The calling of the Methodist Church…
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After the first drop of rain, which amounted to little more than a drip and a promise, I walked on a path across a field of sugar beet. The crop that had looked so down in the dumps a few days previously had perked up. Rich green leaves had appeared and were loving the new…