Today’s thought for the day is brought to us by Sue Dare www.ellel.uk I have seen a son of Jesse … who knows how to play the harp. He is a brave man and a warrior. He speaks well and is a fine-looking man. And the Lord is with him. 1 Samuel 16:18, NIV Over…

What do you think of when you think of May 4th?  Bank holiday?  Star Wars? Well, I was surprised to discover that 4th May is National Firefighters Day. St Florian (250-304 AD) was a commander in the Roman army in present day Austria, serving under the Emperor Diocletian. One of his responsibilities was the organisation of…

Read: Acts 10:34-48 In the garden outside our dining room window, we have a completely random and uncontrolled mixture of spring bulbs. Over the years, they have been added to indiscriminately as things turn up, usually as gifts. Most recently, a kind friend gave me five tulip bulbs with the comment, ‘I have no idea…

After we have changed the clocks at the end of March, I start looking forward to the light summer evenings and always hope to make the most of them while they last. Sometimes I do nothing more than water the garden and dead head a few plants, but it is so lovely to be outside…

PSALM 119 verse 105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light on my path. I was reminded of this verse after I had read a daily Prayer Guide from Open Doors. A man in Yemen is preparing for capture by the authorities by memorising scripture. He said, “I want to be…

Frederick Banting and Charles Best are credited with discovering insulin following experiments of removing the pancreas from dogs and then reinjecting the extracts. Leonard Thompson was 14 in 1922 when he was given the first ever injection of insulin. He had type 1 diabetes, weighed only 65lbs, slipping in and out of a diabetic coma…