This picture appeared on Facebook earlier this week and appeared to attract quite a bit of attention, my first reaction was one of amazement that in the knarled roots of an old tree, new life is sprouting forth and at face value, the picture is quite amazing and a wonder to behold. Next week we…
“I fled Him down the nights and down the days..” The quote is from “The Hound of Heaven” by Francis Thompson. Thinking of how God is always there for us and with us, if we’ll only open ourselves to His presence, my mind wandered to Thompson’s poem and how if fitted in with Jonah’s experience.…
Following the huge popularity of the ‘rainbows on the railings’ earlier in the year, the Rainbow Warriors (aka Knit and Natter group) are back in action producing stars and angels that will be available for people to take from the railings outside church. Every pupil at the primary school will be receiving a copy of the…
On 1st November, All Saints Day, the prayer stones were dedicated by Rev Diane Smith, to the memory and ministry of Rev Harry Breakspear, who was minister at Kirton, and the surrounding Felixstowe, area from 1963 – 1969.
The Methodist Church has a long history in responding to the needs of those suffering injustice. Much has been written about the early days of Methodism and its connection with the development of the Trade Union Movement. Fiona Taylor in her new book “The Sheltering Tree” takes up this theme once more. This book has…
When I couldn’t sleep the other night, my mind was going into overdrive! I ended up thinking about a Thought for the Day. I came up with the word “Presentation”. I suppose at the back of my mind was “have I got all the presents” and Neil’s request for some more items. But it went…
by John Lennox Monarch Books, 2017 368 pages £12.99 ISBN 978 0 857 218 728 It is altogether refreshing to find a book written by someone who is not a theologian about a deeply theological subject. By profession, John Lennox is a mathematician (emeritus professor of maths at Oxford), and, as is to be expected…
Over the next few weeks a group of us from Elmsett & Aldham Churches Together are starting to plan how we can reach out to the community during Advent. One idea that we are working on is Advent Stars. Twenty four families from the villages will place a star and a simple Advent message in…
I’ve been reading “Jonah” recently and it’s brought home to me the way God is always there: Jonah may well want to run away and do his “own thing” but he can’t escape or avoid God. In the depths of the waters, imprisoned in the great fish – or whale if you prefer – in…
The Sunday before Advent Year A 22nd November 2020 Lectionary Readings Ezekiel 34 v11-16, 20-24. The Lord is the good shepherd. Ephesians 1 v15-23 Paul’s prayer. Matthew 25 v31-46. The final judgement. Judgement Time Both Ezekiel and Matthew have been taking the religious leaders of their day to task for failing to provide…