I was interested to read William Glasse’s TFTD a few weeks back on the verses from Micah 6:8 “what does the Lord require of you? To act justly, love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” William’s thoughts took me back to the time I spent in court – my first time on jury…
If you have ever considered the idea of taking up either surfing, or wind surfing, I thought that you might appreciate a bit of advice before investing in a board, wet suit and all the gear you will need. Not that I have even touched a surfboard in my entire life, nor am ever likely…
The Thought for the Day is from Psalm 114 v 7.Tremble, earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob, who turned the rock into a pool, the hard rock into springs of water Back and forth, back and forth go the pounding waves of the sea. From ages past,…
Tuesday 23rd August is designated by UNESCO as International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition. John Wesley was ahead of his time in his abhorrence of slavery. In fact, his last letter was to William Wilberforce MP on 24th February 1791, just six days before he died. At that time,…
I grew up within an hour’s drive of ‘Big Ben’. Before the days of congestion charging or any proper understanding of the damage done by pollution caused by internal combustion engines, we used to go by car to concerts in London. It took about an hour to get to the Royal Festival Hall and just…
Recently our preacher was talking about parables in the Bible and how they contain truths about God in an interesting and relatable way. Jesus often used parables to teach us about the Kingdom of God and I was reminded about this one especially as I have a great friend who is wonderful quilter. THE QUILTAs…
Do you ever find you have a hymn or song running through your mind for no apparent reason? In the last week I cannot get out of my mind: Through all the changing scenes of life, In trouble and in joy, The praises of my God shall still My heart and tongue employ. It’s not…
Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C 28th August 2022 Lectionary Readings: Proverbs 25 v6,7; Psalm 112; Hebrews 13 v1-8, 15,16; Luke 14 v1, 7-14. Hospitality Luke says, ‘One Sabbath, Jesus was having dinner in the home of an important Pharisee, and everyone was carefully watching Jesus’. (Luke 14 v1). ‘Jesus saw how the…
I was recently walking through the back lanes of Fowey, in Cornwall, when I came across this house sign. The house was called “Toad’s place” and there was an illustration above it of Ratty and Mole in a rowing boat. Ratty is rowing while Mole sits back gazing up into the air as a dragonfly…
The 400 Blows (Les 400 coups) dvd, 99 minutes French with English subtitles The title of this film can be read literally or, as in the French version, as an idiom meaning ‘running wild’. It is a truly remarkable film both in its content and because of the time when it was produced – 1959.…