Psalm 119 v 71.It was good for me to be afflicted so that I might learn your decrees There was a man who was deep in debt. On his way to work each day, he walked past the door of a wealthy businessman. When the rich man learned of the debtor’s plight he decided to…
Peter Cole from Peasenhall & Sibton Methodist Church died in late September and the family honored his wishes by holding a drive-in funeral service. The BBC published this article about it.
According to tradition, when the apostle John was overseer in Ephesus, his hobby was raising pigeons. It is said that on one occasion another elder passed his house as he returned from hunting and saw John playing with one of the birds. The man gently chided him for spending his time so frivolously. John looked at…
I was sent the following thoughts by a minister friend to make me smile – and it certainly did. I hope it brings a smile to your face as well. When I look at a patch of dandelions, I see a bunch of weeds that are going to take over my garden. My children see…
Please would you remember “The light party bag project” in your prayers this week. Attached to this reflection are two pictures showing the contents of one of the one hundred bags of goodies that will be given out to children in half term week in Felixstowe The project promotes in a fun way that Jesus…
Gentleness is strength. Have you ever played the hand holding game where you try to squeeze the hand of someone else as hard as you can so the knuckles hurt? A small child cannot hurt an adult But an adult could cause serious damage to a child. I used to play this with my father,…
31st Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A 1st November 2020. Lectionary Readings: Revelation 7 v 9-17 People of every nation. 1 John 3 v 1-3 Children of God. Matthew 5 v 1-12. The sermon on the mount. A Sense of Belonging. In the place of an old testament reading this week we have a…
The cartoon above made me laugh when I first saw it, it is of course a gross overexageration, but as Karen and I have travelled around Yorkshire over that past few days, we have felt to be in an alien land, having to comply with strict Covid rules, hand sanitising every time we have got…
The Methodist Church has announced the winners to their Get Creative competition. It is a joy to hear from children and young people about how they’ve encountered God. See all the winning entries here.
Exodus 17:12 : When Moses’ hands grew tired, they took a stone and put it under him and he sat on it. Aaron and Hur held his hands up—one on one side, one on the other—so that his hands remained steady till sunset. In 1989, paraplegic Mark Wellman climbed the sheer granite face of Yosemite’s…