A business man was reflecting on his position whilst sitting in church. He took time to pray to Jesus. “I have used my talents, started several businesses up, made them profitable with big dividends for the shareholders. I attend church every Sunday, give regularly, support the church mission work. Why do I still feel unfulfilled?…
‘One word of Truth…’ the Nobel Speech on Literature 1970 by Alexander SolzhenitsynThe Bodley Head, 1972 27 pages ISBN 0 370 104 919also available on the internet – look for Nobel Prizes Alexander Solzhenitsyn (1918-2008) ends his Nobel Prize speech with these words – ‘In Russian the most popular proverbs are about truth. They express…
Dear friends,As we move through October things are starting to pick up in the life of the Circuit and our Churches and I thought that it might be helpful to flag up two or three events. Occasions like this don’t happen very often in a lot of Circuits, please come along and support Ruth. Please…
The comedian Peter Kay said in one of his routines a few years ago that he liked to take his mam shopping, because in doing so, that allowed him to legitimately park in a parent and child parking space. The thought of a grown man in his mid to late forties taking his mum shopping,…
The Thought for the Day is from Proverbs 4 v 23.Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it Ever tried painting a room without splattering paint on yourself? Or playing ball without getting dirty? Or washing the car without getting wet? It’s hard, isn’t it? How about living in modern society and staying…
Singing the ‘Harvest Samba’ (if you don’t know this it is basically a list of food set to a samba tune reeled out annually for primary school children to celebrate harvest festival with a not too Christian emphasis) with my class on Thursday I was struck again by the diversity of nature. Just taking fruit…
In the gospel reading for today (Matthew 3:44-53) Jesus tells three parables. The hidden treasure is about investing everything in a field known to contain treasure, the pearl is about selling everything to invest in the one priceless jewel while the net is about catching everything and then sorting out what is needed from what…
Thursday 27th October – 7pm at Alan Road.
This thought was first published in October 2020 I have recently been reading “Rewilding the Church” by Steve Aisthorpe, a mission worker in the Scottish Highlands. Taking his cue from recent rewilding initiatives in agriculture & forestry Steve argues that something similar should be happening in the Church. “Rewilding” allows natural forces to “take the…
This thought was first published in June 2020 As we watch our tv screens, read newspapers, listen to radios follow our social media feeds the world can feel anything but peaceful. This can cause us deep unease at times – even as Christians. However, when all around us feels like absolute chaos we can depend…