Today’s thought for the day is brought to us by Cath Taylor (Reproduced from ‘Seeds of the Kingdom’ www.ellel.uk) The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.   John 10:10, NIV   Our twin Grand babies are one year…

I recall preaching at an evening service at a church in Colchester, and at the end of the service, an elderly gentleman walked slowly to the front and, after the closing Amen, knelt and said, several times, “Lord save me”. No, it wasn’t the result of dynamic preaching, as this man had faithfully served as…

I was preaching recently at a local church and my theme was “are you half empty or half full?” One of the hymns I chose was that well known hymn by Frances Ridley Havergal: Take my life, and let it be…, The hymn proceeds through various parts of the body including hands, voices, lips, brain…

I have to confess to being a Bruce Springsteen fan, at least a fan of his earlier albums back in the 1970s and early 80s. The turning point was the release of his sixth album, Nebraska, in 1982. This was very different to what had gone before. Rolling Stone reviewed it like this: After ten…

The other evening, I decided to bin some of my thousands of emails. It all started very well but then it slowed down because I started to read the email before binning it. Needless to say, progress was not good and I need to get back to doing more.  One email which stood out for…

A kind friend recently found a very old photograph of herself with my late sister. It was taken in 1976 and gave me a flash back into what seems like a former life. In the hope that other family members may like to have a copy too, the photograph has been on a journey to…