One definition (or example) of a hypocrite is “someone who says they have particular moral beliefs but behaves in a way that shows these are not sincere”. One I am more familiar with is “A person who says one thing and does another”. I don’t know if readers have ever been accused of being a…
Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C 31st August 2025 Lectionary Readings: Proverbs 25 v6,7; Psalm 112; Hebrews 13 v1-8, 15,16; Luke 14 v1, 7-14. Hospitality Luke says, ‘One Sabbath, Jesus was having dinner in the home of an important Pharisee, and everyone was carefully watching Jesus’. (Luke 14 v1). ‘Jesus saw how the…
Do you ever ask yourself what opportunities do I have to witness my faith? Here in Elmsett we have a friendly and caring village community. We often, as a community, ask what the needs of that community are. Perhaps we are complacent and comfortable enough to think we do not share the needs that become…
I’m old enough to recall the battlelines drawn in the 1980s over church worship. The church that Karen and I attended back then was still using the 1936 Methodist Hymn Book together with the original edition of Songs of Fellowship. I remember vividly those people who would enter the church; approach the table stacked with…
You may well be wondering why there’s a photo of a tube of toothpaste with this thought. For nearly two weeks I’ve thought this tube is almost empty. Every time I go to brush my teeth, I think that this is bound to be the very last bit of toothpaste but each time there’s always…
While visiting my daughter and her children last week, my youngest grandson tripped and fell onto their hard stone kitchen floor. Later we found out that he had put his top teeth through his bottom lip. At the time, all we and he could see was lots of blood. Through his tears and sobs, he…
One last thought about the remains of our cherry tree. When the tree was felled, we decided to leave the main part of the trunk and some limbs as a place to secure bird feeders and on which to train something else. It took a few months to stop dithering between roses, honeysuckles and wisteria…
Today’s thought for the day is brought to us by Dr Frances Clemson, Faith Communications and Just Scripture Specialist at Christian Aid. www.christianaid.org.uk Something to read Jesus said to his disciples, “Occasions for stumbling are bound to come, but woe to anyone through whom they come!” Luke 17.1. Something to think about Our faith doesn’t…
This week, our bite sized service reflects on Psalm 103:1.
Reading an article a little while ago, I was amazed to read a comment that referred to a well-known politician as “a committed Christian.” I found myself questioning why I was surprised. Was it his politics, the way he spoke, the policies he supported – or sadly, how he looked? In the following few days,…