The song 'Reasons to be cheerful (Pt 3)' was a hit in 1979 and was inspired by a near fatal accident involving a lighting roadie. Roadie Charley almost got electrocuted in Italy by a microphone stand while leaning over a mixing desk; he was saved by another roadie,...

Prov 17:22 says ‘A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.’ 1 Thess 5:18 reminds us to 'give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.’ The Bible has much to say about thankfulness and gratitude, but...

Tonight's 'Churches Together' meeting looked at the topic of thankfulness and gratitude. We made crosses where we wrote our own reasons to thank God: Our reasons were varied, including thanks for our families and friends, pets and animals, food and places. On the...