Bible Thoughts

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 …

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 …