Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (which means “son of encouragement”), sold a field he owned and brought the money and put it at the apostles’ feet. (Acts 4:36-37) What do we learn here about Barnabas? Firstly, his real name was Joseph. Secondly, he was a Levite, that is that he…
My husband and I have just returned from a few days in Aldeburgh. I’m telling people that we were on a “Good Food Holiday”. We treated ourselves to lunch each day we were away. This was bliss for me as I didn’t have to cook or wash up and I enjoyed being able to rest.…
When I think of October, I think of the colour orange – pumpkins, leaves changing colour, sunsets and marigolds – the flower of the month. Marigolds are amazing little flowers that originated from the Americas in the early 1600s. Their vibrant colours reflect the colours of the sun – they are like a burst of…
Geoffrey Chaucer’s works from the fourteenth Century give us the origin of the phrase, ‘mighty oaks from little acorns grow.’ We usually take that as an encouragement to have high expectations even of things that have humble beginnings. A recent expedition to the park at Helmingham when the gardens were closed because of adverse weather…
October 2025 Preaching Plan
This week, our 10 minute service reflects on John 1:4,
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Today’s thought for the day is brought to us by Jim Stewart www.christianaid.org.uk Something to read Josiah did what was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in all the way of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right or to the left. 2 Kings 22:2 from full reading…
Looking back many years, I recall, as an early teenager, attending mid-week prayer meetings more out of a sense of duty than Christian enthusiasm. That may help to explain why I found it interesting to “time the prayers” and the record was 19 minutes. This was unusually long, but it was in the days when…
This month would have been my father’s 101st birthday and earlier in the summer I was reminded of his role during WW2. He joined up in 1942, before he was called up officially – he was afraid he would be assigned to the Royal Navy and he couldn’t swim. He was in the Duke of…