When I was a child, I remember the chore of writing thank-you letters after Christmas and birthdays. At the time, it felt like a duty. Now I know how good it is to receive gratitude when someone has been given a gift. Today’s Bible reading is John 5:1–18. It tells of a man who had…
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Ou2 10 minute service this week, reflects on Ephesians 4:32.
I have always thought of roses as blooming in June in particular, but plants are responding to global warming and moving through their cycle earlier, so I have been enjoying my roses in May as well as June this year. A few years ago, I treated myself to my first, but not last, David Austin…
Information on 2 part time vacancies based at Clacton on Sea.
A recent incident reminded me of a daily task I had to undertake, with others, in the early days of my banking career. Every cheque that was “drawn” on the branch where I worked had to be examined for 13 specific things. When teaching at the Bank’s training school, this was known as SWEDES CLAMPS…
14th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A 5th July 2026 Lectionary Readings: Zechariah 9 v 9-12; Psalm 145 v8-14; Romans 7 v 15-25a; Matthew 11 v 16-19, 25-30. The Rescuer. “I will come to your rescue and offer you hope”. (Zechariah 9 v 11-12a). The prophet was addressing the people of Jerusalem after their…
Shoes can become a bit of an obsession, and women aren’t necessarily the guilty culprits! On our trip to Marseille we came across a delightful little restaurant that served Moroccan food. On the wall was a beautiful display of “slippers” with one tiny pair for a small child – sadly I couldn’t persuade the owner…
I thought this would make a great subject for our daily thought so … I asked AI to come up with the answer! Here is that answer, with only a very small amount of human oversight and editing. Jesus Would Remember That Human Beings Are Unique We are not merely intelligent machines. We are made…
Moving from West Yorkshire to Norfolk in 2005, I was met with the unsolicited comment repeatedly “Norfolk isn’t flat” I never suggested it was, and 20+ years ago as I enjoyed cycling around the lanes, I very quickly learned they were right. That said, we tend not to have the fells and mountains I grew…