Thought for the day – Wednesday 1st July 2020 A REFLECTION INSPIRED BY THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT’S ADDRESSES TO METHODIST CONFERENCE 2020 I am currently watching online some of the Methodist Conference and have been inspired greatly by both the President and Vice President’s Addresses. In the Rev’d Teal’s Address (President of Conference) he…
The 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A 5.7.2020. Lectionary Readings: Zechariah 9 v 9-12. The lord promises to rescue the captives. Romans 7 v 15-25a. The battle with sin. Matthew 11 v 16-19, 25-30. “Come to me and rest”. The Rescuer. “I will come to your rescue and offer you hope”. (Zechariah 9…
Thought for the day – Tuesday 30th June 2020 Some of you may know that when I was Assistant Secretary of the District Synod and subsequently as Synod Secretary, I attended the Methodist Conference each year for about 12 years. We have been watching the Opening of Conference (27th June) live streamed, so different from actually being there. I felt it was…
The latest issue of the connexion magazine is out now illustrating how local churches have prevailed during the COVID-19 lockdown to sing a new song.
Natural Disasters : a Biblical Perspective by David Pawson 2005 3 dvds 3 hours £17.99 available to watch at davidpawson.co.uk or on YouTube “If God is all-powerful and all- loving, how can He allow things like earthquakes to happen ?” This question was acutely raised by the devastating tsunami of December 2004 and, in…
As this year marks 60 years since I first started attending Landseer Road Church I thought it was high time I paid tribute to the person who introduced me to the church and our ensuing 60 years of friendship. In 1960 I was 11 years old, living in Gloucester Rd. and a quiet, lonely, only…
Thought for the day – Monday 29th June 2020 Continuing my reflections on the significance of words, I thought you might appreciate something a little lighter than my last one. Maybe a little touch of humour, rather than holding on to the profound? Bible reading – Psalm 46.God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.Therefore we…
Thought for the day – Sunday 28th June 2020 Today is Conference Sunday in the Methodist Church and I believe that as representatives from the church gather virtually this year, they represent a bygone age, steeped in our culture from the early days of the small group of Anglican Priests who met to create a…
The Methodist Conference is underway. The Conference is the governing body of the Methodist Church and meets annually to discuss matters affecting the life of the Church, the nation and the world. This year the Conference is meeting online from 25th June to 1st July. Watch the livestream and find all the documentation by starting here.
Thought for the day – Saturday 27th June 2020 “Late one afternoon in the 19th century in London, two sight-seeing soldiers went to visit the magnificent Westminster Abbey but found its doors locked. Arthur Stanley, who had become dean of the Abbey in 1863, was walking outside at the time and noticed them. When he…