With the sky clouded over and the evidence of heavy rainfall to be seen everywhere in the sky and on the roads, pavements and gutters, one hesitates to speak of ‘glory’. Glory bespeaks light, radiance, illumination, brightness and effulgence. It is the very antithesis of clouds and darkness, rain and puddles.The RSV Handy concordance begins…
A family member attended a funeral recently at which a hymn was sung that none of us had ever come across before. It has vanished from use and seems not to be in any of the resources I have access to, both printed hymn books or online. Thinking about old hymns reminded me of one…
My Mum always says I am the most stubborn of her four children. I can remember one dinnertime, when I was very little, my Dad saying that I couldn’t get down from the table until I had a clean plate. I don’t know what was on that plate, but it was something I refused to…
This week Rev. David Keeble reflects on 1 Peter 2:24 in our 10 minute ‘Bite Sized’ service.
The Thought for the Day is from Hebrews 10 v 25. not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching. Josef Gabor grew up in Czechoslovakia when it was dominated by communism, and religion was despised as weakness. His father…
Over the last 2 years I have been meeting with friends from around the Ipswich Circuit and beyond for a time of Reflection & Prayer, led by Sue France. This has been done from the comfort of our own homes on a Monday morning, some of us eating our porridge, (and possibly some of us…
Fourth Sunday of Easter Year C 8th May 2022 Lectionary Readings: Acts 9 v36-43; Psalm 23; Revelation 7 v9-17; John 10 v22-30. The Gift and Work of the Holy Spirit Luke, the writer of Acts, tells us that Tabitha (Greek name Dorcas), a follower of Jesus, was raised from death by…
From Exile to Restoration : the role of the British Empire in the Restoration of Israel Hatikvah Film Trust, 2008 2 dvds 1) 58 minutes 2) 56 minutes £13 In this film, sister to ‘The Destiny of Britain’, the presenter, Kelvin Crombie, together with Israeli academics and other experts, presents the story of Jewish,…
During the early summer of 2006, I was still a bit wet behind the ears and was so new to the work of being a minister, that I would give anything a go. One of the men in one of my churches who was fairly new to a life of faith came to me with…
On the Methodist website is this picture from the Methodist Modern Art Collection. As I look at it, I see …