AdminLETJOGBYBIKE2020 (Lands End to John O’Groats By Bike 2020) I have decided that I am going to cycle from Lands End to John O’Groats from my conservatory. The distance is 1407 kilometres and I am going to do at least 50 kilometres a day. I shall start on May 1st so intend to complete it … Read more
“The Meaning of the Cross” A day of contemplation, considering what the cross means to you and how it is essential to Christian life. At Easter time, we Christians think about the many themes woven into our Church services and the holy scripture we read. Central to our faith is the resurrection offered through Christ so … Read more
Luke Ch 6 verse 38 Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. This is one of those verses that will never become truly meaningful without actually … Read more
Luke Ch 2 verses 46,51 & 52 After 3 days they found him in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions…..Then he went down with them and came to Nazareth…..and increased in wisdom and in years. Waiting is something many of us have had to do this year. … Read more
Psalm 137 verse 1 By the rivers of Babylon, we sat and wept when we remembered Zion. To those of a certain age, these words will remind them of a pop song of the late 1970’s, sung by the group Boney M. They took some Hebrew words of around 2,500 years old and made a … Read more
1 Timothy 1: 17 ‘Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.’ This verse reminds me of the hymn ‘Immortal, Invisible, God only wise.’ This gives us a sad reminder of what we may have lost together over the past months, not being … Read more
“Be still and know that I am God” An opportunity to deepen your relationship with God through contemplative prayer. In the hustle and bustle of Christmas shopping, can you really encounter God’s peace? Perhaps we all lose sight of what this time of year is all about or even forget that God is always for … Read more
Luke Ch 16 verse 31 But he said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.’” This verse comes at the end of the story that Jesus told about a rich man and the poor man Lazarus, who both … Read more
Psalm 111 verse 5 ‘He remembers His covenant for ever.’ This is the God we serve, who is Holy, trustworthy and pure. This verse gives us such reassurance; that the new and living way – the New Covenant – to the Father, enabled by the Son, is sure and steadfast. As this verse says, … Read more
Psalm 61 This short Psalm (just 8 verses!) speaks of Assurance, and in particular of assurance of God’s protection. The word Assurance brings to mind the Hymn ‘Blessed Assurance, Jesus is mine, O what a foretaste of glory Divine’. There is something precious, immovable and solid about assurance of faith which is a gift of … Read more
