Thought for the day – Saturday 11th July 2020 At Christmas and Birthdays I very often receive hand cream, shower gel, etc. The hand cream I am using now is called The Ritual of Sakura, strange name, I thought. On looking more closely it tells me: “In Japan the annual flowering of Sakura (cherry blossom)…
Thought for the day – Friday 10th July 2020 Recently some Bible reading notes I use, focused on the account in Nehemiah of the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem. When the damage to the city was reported he said ” You see the trouble we are in”. ( Neh 2:17) However it is then…
Darwin’s Dilemma dvd Illustra Media 72 minutes 0 467 106 309 Available for purchase or on You Tube According to a leading palaeontologist the Cambrian explosion caused Charles Darwin more grief than joy. Nothing distressed him more. With graphic detail, this dvd examines what is, without doubt, one of the most spectacular events in the…
Pastoral Letter – East Anglia District Chair of the District – Revd. Julian M. Pursehouse 08:07:2020 Sisters and Brothers in Christ, Some of you will remember that in the front garden of the District Manse stands a medium-sized horse chestnut tree but not all of you will know the story behind this specimen! The tree…
Thought for the day – Thursday 9th July 2020 Some of you may have seen, around a year ago, a most wonderful programme on TV in which Dame Judi Dench expressed her love of trees and revealed that she often plants a tree in memory of a loved one. Trees, protect the soil, absorb CO2…
Thought for the day – Wednesday 8th July 2020 Those people who know me well will be aware that I am one of those people (some might say one of those strange people) who enjoy the Methodist Conference. That being the case you will not be surprised that I have spent quite a lot of…
Thought for the Day – Tuesday 7th July 2020 Bible reading – Psalm 139 v 23. Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting “The Learning Annex, a chain of adult-education schools, says that more than 200,000 people…
15th Sunday in Ordinary Time 12 July 2020. Lectionary Readings Isaiah 55 v1-13 God’s words are powerful. Romans 8 v1-11 Living by the power of God’s Spirit. Matthew 13 v1-9; 18-23 A story about a farmer. How can I live a ‘productive’ life? Well, says Isaiah, start by turning back to God, give up…
William Glasse brings us information on “How can we keep from singing?”
Those that came together last week for a faith and racism discussion have decided to do a book study. We will be reading and discussing a book by a black author called Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race.