Today’s thought for the day is brought to us by Rev Claire Jones www.christianaid.org Something to read Beloved, I am writing you no new commandment, but an old commandment that you have had from the beginning; the old commandment is the word that you have heard. Yet I am writing you a new commandment that…

I remember the following story by a man who was an elder in a church that was a few miles away from his home. One dark and stormy night, he was putting on his coat and his wife asked him where he was going. He replied, “To the Prayer Meeting”.  She responded, “Is it worth…

Those of you who have read previous TFTDs that I have submitted will know that my son has a dog named Bill, who we are often called upon to look after. Three weeks ago we were reeling (some people were) from England having been defeated by Spain in the Football European Championships. My son flew…

Having got the Election, the Euro’s and Wimbledon out of the way, we now have the Olympics and for the next fortnight the news, the papers, and the television schedules will be dominated by the games and whether this is just the sort of news we have been looking forward to, or we are irritated…

I have some pansies in my garden and they are one of my favourite flowers. I remember growing them as a child and I suppose I’ve never really stopped. I particularly love purple ones. When I look at the centres of them, I immediately think of angels with their wings outspread and if there’s a…