I recently noticed that the toothpaste I’m using carries a claim that it ‘removes 100% more stains’. Immediately, the mathematician within me wanted to point out something important. That doesn’t mean it removes 100% of stains. It is saying that it removes the same amount of stain as whatever it’s being measured against PLUS the…
Read: What are human beings that you are mindful of them,mortals that you care for them? (Psalm 8:4, NRSV) Remember, remember, the fifth of November,Gunpowder treason and plot.I know of no reasonWhy gunpowder treasonShould ever be forgot. (Traditional English rhyme) Ponder: Last week we asked ourselves the question: what is a saint? This week, on…
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This week, our 10 minute service reflects on Psalm 27:8.
This thought comes as a continuation on the theme of inheritance which I have been thinking a lot about recently. I have realised how much this issue features in books and films, when situations that seem to be unfair cause distress, rifts in families and even crimes such as murder. While many people strive to…
(This thought was first published in 2022) A cashier in a bank related how in the early years of his employment he had experienced a wide range of challenges. Part of his role was to accept cash credits from all sorts of businesses and though many were easily dealt with, some were not so pleasant. …
A few weeks ago my husband and I had a few days in Lynton and Lynmouth in North Devon. As I was born in Devon and only left at 18 to go to university, I am somewhat familiar with the tall hedges and narrow lanes of Devon. However I was relieved when my husband indicated…
32nd Sunday in ordinary Time Year A 8th November 2026. Lectionary readings: Amos 5 v18-24; Psalm 70; 1 Thessalonians 4 v13-18; Matthew 25 v1-13. Are you ready to join the celebration? Amos, like most of the Old Testament prophets, is impatiently explaining once again to the people of Israel what the Lord requires…
We continue a series that seeks to take inspiration from the words of newer hymns and songs. Praise the Lord Forever Oh, let all that is within me bless His holy name For His love endures forever and His mercy’s new today We will enter with thanksgiving and fill His courts with praise Come on,…
Today’s thought for the day is brought to us by Liz Griffin www.ellel.uk It was such an amazing experience to get out of a mini bus into the drizzling rain on a dark November night and see the Blackpool illuminations hanging as beautiful diamond necklaces and jewelled crowns outside the Tower Ballroom. The anticipation was…