1 John 4 v 19 : We love because he first loved us Nansen, the Norwegian explorer, tried to measure an extremely deep part of the Arctic ocean. On the first day, he used his longest measuring line but could not reach the bottom. He wrote in his log book, “The ocean is deeper than that!”…
When I helped in the Boys Brigade. I often used to ask the lads to contribute to the subject of the prayers we offered during the evening session, they’d usually come up with a friend or family member who was ill or a local news item . One of the lads in the youngest group…
Chair of the District – Revd. Julian M. Pursehouse November 2020 Sisters and Brothers in Christ, I am writing this letter at the close of All Saints Day; a day when we remember that the Church is not simply the congregation of the faithful gathered in the present moment but the also the great congregation…
How spiritual are you ? How much do you love God ? In effect, these questions ask the same thing, just using different words. Your spirituality is measured by how much you love God and want to live your life in accord with his teaching. Consider this hymn by Charles Wesley – My God !…
Rev Diane Smith was recently interviewed on BBC Radio Suffolk after she was nominated for a Making a Diiference award. Diane spoke about alot of the things that have been going on in the last few months during the Covid pandemic. You can listen to the entire interview by clicking the play button below. Diane…
32nd Sunday in ordinary Time Year A 8th November 2020. Lectionary readings Amos 5 v18-24 What the Lord demands. 1 Thessalonians 4 v13-18. What to expect when the Lord returns. Matthew 25 v1-13. A story about ten girls. Are you ready to join the celebration? Amos, like most of the Old Testament prophets,…
When quoting Romans 8 v 28, we often begin with the words, “All things work together for good.” But the verse really begins like this; “We know that in all things work together for good to those who love God.” Our knowing comes by faith. There is a well known story about a shipwreck. When…
The author of this excellent book, using the findings and evidence gathered by numerous pieces of research, makes the case that the forest is a social network and that trees in a forest operate like a human family. Trees live in close connection to their offspring, communicate with them through ‘the wood wide web’, support…
The picture above is of Yockenthwaite a small hamlet in upper Wharfedale. We drove through Yockenthwaite on the Monday of our holiday last week and the river was little more than a trickle, forming rock pools among the large pebbles, worn smoothe by the flowing water over hundreds of years. By Thursday afternoon on a…
The 1st November is All Saints’ Day. John Wesley, founder of the Methodist movement, enjoyed and celebrated All Saints Day. In a journal entry in 1767, he called it “a festival I truly love.”