Today’s thought for the day is brought to us by Matt Moore www.ellel.uk You also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 1 Peter 2:5, NIV In the scripture for today we see the truth that every believer…

‘Playing fast and loose’ apparently is an allusion to an old cheating game once practised at fairs. A belt or strap was doubled and rolled up with the loop in the centre and placed on the edge of a table. The player then had to catch the loop with a skewer while the belt was…

I find it almost unbelievable that our grandson, not yet two years old, loves home made bread and butter. In my experience, most children turn their noses up at anything but white bread – I certainly did when I was at school. In the first of the temptations Jesus faced in the wilderness, he had…

I have mentioned before that this series of thoughts on “God the Father” was inspired by a series of 3 sermons I heard on the subject while visiting my daughter’s church.  During the second sermon the preacher used the story of the Prodigal Son to bring home the nature of God’s forgiving, constant love for…

For some time, I have been fascinated by how water can have a powerful effect. I am not thinking of incidents, such as a tsunami, or the raging torrents following storms, resulting in overflowing rivers, etc. What comes to mind is when you finish almost all the contents of a jam jar, fill it with…

We have recently had “issues” with our domestic plumbing, and I’m hoping that by the time this TFTD is published the “issues” will be resolved! The story starts many years ago, possibly even before we moved into the house 27 years ago. We had to call on the “Drain Doctor” around 7 years ago and…