Thanks to David Stone for sending in this article from Rev David Rees “Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God.” — Romans 15:7 Churches are often very good at talking about being “welcoming.” We print it on banners, put it on our websites, and say it from the front. And that’s a good thing!…

My friend Rev Rach Ward recently visited Bristol and posted some photos of Facebook. As I was seeking inspiration for TFTD I am very grateful to her for the images!  John Wesley was the founder of the Methodist Church and his “New Rooms” are to be found in Bristol – replacing the “Old” ones that fell…

Back in August, I picked my son up from Stansted Airport and we stopped to buy some food from the McDonalds store that adjoins the airport. This meant visiting a place called Southgate Park and if you do the same thing yourself, BEWARE! It was nearly midnight, we had never been there before and all…

I was reading over some of the previous messages I wrote and part of this one is from the 5th May 2020. “A farmer placed a weather vane inscribed with the words “God is Love” on top of his barn. One day a traveller stopped by the barn and watched the weather vane moving in…

You may be attending or organising a ‘Light Party ‘ in the next few days. Most religions have a festival of light at this time of year as nights become longer. I tried to research what light actually is. It’s complicated. No single answer to the question “What is light?” satisfies the many contexts in which light…

Read – Mattew 16:1-4 We arrived in Devon recently for a short break and upon arrival, we were greeted by a wonderful sunset over the sea. The ancient saying, quoted by Jesus in today’s reading implied pleasant weather and that was what followed for more several days. I have been thinking about signs in a…