My husband and I enjoy watching the Bridge of Lies in the afternoon. The aim for each contestant is to make their way across the “Bridge” without standing on a lie. The question topic for each crossing has some answers which are true and some which are false. Each true answer earns the person more…
Anyone who is a regular reader will know by now that my son is a long-distance lorry driver and so is away during the week. He usually leaves on a Sunday afternoon so that he can arrive at his first destination promptly, hitting the floor running, so to speak. This week, I received a rather…
Detail from a window in the parish church of SS Mary and Lambert, Stonham Aspal, Suffolk, with stained glass representing St Mark the Evangelist Today is the feast day of Saint Mark the Evangelist. The reason for the date, according to Wikipedia, is that, ‘He is the founder of the church in Alexandria, Egypt. It is believed that…
Today’s thought for the day is brought to us by Mary Walsh www.christianaid.org.uk/resources/pray/daily-reading Today’s contributor is Mary Walsh, a solicitor and editor with an MA in Biblical and Pastoral Theology, and who co-leads a church in Radcliffe, Manchester. Open your heart and mind. Something to read You shall put these words of mine in your…
This week, our 10 minute service reflects on Psalm 103:1.
I sat down to write this contribution shortly after having our daily reading that was centred on a few verses from 2 Chronicles 20. The chapter records how “A vast army was marching against” the nation and king Jehoshaphat was “terrified by this news and begged the Lord for guidance.” And then, verse 5 “He prayed”. This…
Fifth Sunday of Easter Year B 28th April 2024 Lectionary readings: Acts 8 v26-40; Psalm 22 v25-31; 1 John 4 v7-21; John 15 v1-8. Joining up the dots on the way to honouring God. Philip helped the Ethiopian official with his thinking about God. Philip linked the passage from the book of Isaiah…
The saga of our road closure continues, (see TFTD 4/3/24 & 18/4/24). One of the up sides of this is that I am, hopefully getting fitter as I walk into Hadleigh along a traffic free road. On my way back home, on the day of writing, I came across a sorry sight. There were binbags…
I remember watching a very rare interview with the comedy actor Sir David Jason when he commented that the television companies seemed to have forgotten the basic premise that they exist to entertain people. It shocks me how many television programmes begin with a disclaimer warning viewers that they would be subjected to scenes they…
Last Sunday my husband and I were having a short break away. We were both looking forward to a three-course meal and a bit of relaxation. The weather was beautiful, sunny and warm and the countryside looked stunning, especially the numerous fields of rape with their golden yellow flowers. Mind you we saw more of…