Bible Thoughts

And they’re off! The starting pistol has been fired and the race begins to select the next leader of our country. During election campaigns many promises are made and even ...

When babies are born they have no knowledge of what their future will hold or even what circumstances they have been born into – a palace or a shed. The ...

I love a ‘good read’ by that I mean a book that I can’t put down!Reading gives me pleasure, and when you find a story that grips you all you ...

A dictionary definition of joy is “a feeling of great pleasure and happiness”. Joy can be experienced by us all. This word is used to describe a moment, or moments ...

Luke chapter 2 verses 22-40 Jesus presented at the temple And when the time came for their purification according to the Law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem ...

Matthew chapter 2 verses 1-12 The visit of the wise men Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men ...

Luke chapter 2 verses 8-20 The Shepherds and the Angels 8 And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. ...

Luke chapter 2 verses 1-7 The Birth of Christ In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. 2 This was the ...

Matthew chapter 1 verses 18-25 An angel appears to Joseph 18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to ...

Luke chapter 1 verses 39-56 Mary visits Elizabeth 39 In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a town in Judah, 40 and she ...

Luke chapter 1 verses 26-38 Gabriel appears to Mary 26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27 to ...

Since the death of our reigning monarch there have been many words spoken and feelings shared, whilst a nation and world mourn. Her role model in personal lives, and even ...

https://youtu.be/tIFf48tAZxk Hello, it is good to see you. My favourite verse in the Bible might appear to be an impossible challenge. Yet, when you read it, it can be life ...

Hebrews Chapter 13 verse 8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and for ever. We live our lives on shifting sands. Things change continually. Nothing stays the same ...

Psalm 139 O Lord, you have searched me and known me!You know when I sit down and when I rise up;    you discern my thoughts from afar.You search out my path and my lying ...

Numbers Chapter 6, Verses 24-26 ESV The Lord bless you and keep you;the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious unto you;the Lord lift up his countenance ...

Ecclesiastes Chapter 3, verses 1-8 For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven:a time to be born, and a time to die;a time to ...

Psalm 100 – A Psalm for giving thanks Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth! Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing! Know that the Lord, ...

Mark’s Gospel Record of the Passion of Christ Chapter 16 Mark’s Gospel Record of the Passion of Christ Chapter 15 Mark’s Gospel Record of the Passion of Christ Chapter 14 ...

Is this saying considered out of date in the 21st century?What it meant was that whoever earns the wage or ‘bread’ could have been the ‘life saver’ for a family, ...

There is a phrase “you are as old as you feel”!But I find myself thinking what does that mean? Some of us may be young but struggling with aches and ...

I don’t need to tell you – but I will – ‘Forgiveness is not easy!’  Forgiving someone who has hurt us or one of our loved ones is extremely hard ...

We may think we are in control of our lives because we have freedom of choice.  We choose our life style, our career, friendships, holiday destinations, where to live, what ...

Summer holidays are here at last. You’ve decided where you are going. You know how you are going to get there. Now to decide what you are taking with you ...

Do you have a holiday booked for 2021 or are you still a little fearful of what may lie ahead? I thought it might be interesting to explore the meaning ...

Spring will always follow winter (as God promised) and with Spring comes the urge to clean and de-clutter.  De-cluttering is SO satisfying!  It is not a new idea.  In fact ...

FOMO – if you’re under 40 or a keen user of social media you will know what this stands for – Fear Of Missing Out. It’s a modern dilemma people ...

Maybe like me you are starting to notice that at last our daylight hours are beginning to lengthen. In the morning when I get up it is not as dark, ...

Have you heard that expression ‘Stop the world, I want to get off!’ spoken by someone finding life too busy with too many things to do? Well – the world ...

I remember a TV News item in which a lady met the man who had saved her from drowning. She was overwhelmed with gratitude for his kindness and courage. They ...

Imagine you have the ability to call on your mobile the most important man living on earth? Well the Lord God lives way beyond the earth, and we can still ...

Over the last few days we have been enjoying the experience of walking, playing, sledging, may be building a snowman, joining a snowball fight, or just loving the beauty of ...

Salvation means being saved. But why do I need to be saved? You may ask, and who can save us? Take a walk through a graveyard, and on each headstone ...

The start of another New Year. We love the opportunity to wipe the slate clean and start again don’t we? Forget what went wrong last year. It’ll be much better ...

Despite the restrictions, I hope you will still have the pleasure this Christmas of both giving and receiving gifts.  Sometimes we can be given something useful, such as a new ...

When the work to develop it was being described, I couldn’t help but note the terminology the presenter was using – how science always finds a solution. It made me ...

We are all familiar with the slogan ‘A dog is for life. Not just for Christmas!’ written in an attempt to stop people buying pets for Christmas presents and then ...

There is a popular hymn which begins, ‘Just as I am….’  This outlines an INVITATION offered to you and to me and to everyone who will accept it.  The invitation ...

My son likes searching for treasure with his metal detector.  As I was looking at his detector, I thought, ‘There’s a lesson in that for those of us who are ...

Imagine if forty very different people in different places and circumstances, spread over a period of about 1800 years, each wrote what they knew and believed.  Imagine that afterwards someone ...

Living with the shadow of coronavirus hanging over us could be testing our resilience, confidence and even making us doubt everything. Many have lost loved ones and are horrified at ...

Rainbows are a big feature during our permitted daily exercise at the moment, stuck on windows, coloured, drawn, painted by children and adults alike to add some cheer and focus ...

Many people all across the world are anxiously asking this question more than ever before, because of the pandemic and the threatened financial aftermath. Jesus warned of very distressing times ...

Thank you. Two words which mean so much when said with sincerity. We’ve all heard the expression ‘without as much as a thank you!’ when someone has not acknowledged that ...

Do you enjoy time on your own? Some peace and quiet to be yourself to do what you want? Some people call this solitude – precious time to oneself. Others ...

I try to live my life in this way under ‘normal’ circumstances but find that this phrase keeps recurring during this pandemic. We are all hoping that scientists will soon ...

On Thursday evenings throughout this country many of us have been joining together to ‘Clap for Carers’ during the crisis of Covid 19. It struck me that it is interesting ...

People talk a lot about freedom– the right to have free access, free choice, freedom of worship, free speech. It is a concept valued – but not always enjoyed – ...

A change of job? A new car? Moving house? It maybe that your personal circumstances mean you are hoping for better health or more security for the ones you love. ...

Do you like gardens? Do you like to visit gardens and appreciate the work that others have put in? Do you like to work in a garden, enjoying the challenge ...

Are you always losing things? Keys? Pens? Socks? We’ve all done it. It’s just one of those irritating things of everyday life which makes us late while we try to ...

When we get out of bed in the morning one of the very first things we do is look in the mirror, usually in great trepidation, wondering whether we have ...

Babies have to learn many life skills in their first year or so of life. One of the biggest things they learn to do is stand up on their own ...

A couple of months ago, I was driving to a friend’s house. It was a really foggy, misty morning. It felt dark and gloomy and depressing.  As I drove however, ...

Do you think it is possible to know everything? Of course we’ve all met people who think they do! But is the human brain capable of knowing everything? It is ...

‘Enough is as good as a feast’ the saying goes. We should feel satisfied with a sufficient quantity of food or anything else for that matter, so that we don’t ...

So often discussions on religious subjects focus on aspects that we understand in our heads from what we have read and heard, and maybe discussed with others.  These discussions revolve ...

We live in a constantly changing world. How often do we complain that nothing ever stays the same? Just as we get used to how something works it is updated ...

Have you ever stood on a cliff looking out to sea? On a windy day it crashes and smashes against the rocks showing its frightening power and energy. On a ...

Everything these days is either too fast or too slow. The traffic is too fast if you’re trying to cross the road or two slow if you’re late for an ...

There is an interesting set of verses in Matthew that talks about how we should be like children – Matt 18:1-5 At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who is ...

The Bible says, As a man thinks so is he’.   How we think governs what we say and do and how we speak and act.  And how we think depends ...