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…
‘SENSES OF THE SEA’ No.1 Sadly, I think I have had my last sea swim of the year! I don’t own a wetsuit, so I don’t brave the ocean in the middle of winter. In any case I love the feel of the sea on my skin, and although I am a cold mortal when it…
Ingredients4 oz. butter( or hard block marg. if you want to be dairy free)4 oz. sugar – caster or brown4oz. fruit or fruit and nut – can be any combination as long as the weight is right. I like date and apricot combo.¼ pt. of milk. (lactose free can be used)5 oz. S.R, flour1 large…
On Sunday I was preaching on Ephesians3:1-6. For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles-Surely you have heard about the administration of God’s grace that was given to me for you, that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly. In reading this, then, you will…