Thoughts 19th Dec 21

Christmas banner made by children

Ecclesiastes Ch 3    …..a time to be born and a time to die…….. This verse from Ecclesiastes is probably the best-known verse from the whole book.  It bookends life, but then in subsequent verses, it goes on to mention the many other elements of life. It recognises that there is a time for everything, … Read more

Thoughts 12th Dec 21

Christ the King church window

Romans Ch 1 verse 16    For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. I would venture a guess that there are things that each of us is ashamed of, things … Read more

Thoughts 5th Dec 21

Holy Spirit as dove in church window

John Ch 3 verse 3    Jesus replied,  “I tell you the truth, unless you are born again, you cannot see the Kingdom of God.” This might seem a harsh statement that Jesus gave to Nicodemus but basically, he was saying to him, it didn’t matter how regularly he went to the temple or what standing … Read more