Thanking God for His Wonderful Deeds

Having looked at what the Psalms have to teach us about who God is, we moved on this week to look at how they urge us to thank God for what He has done. Ps 9:1-2 says ‘I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds. I will...

Eating An Elephant…

In the film ‘Bruce Almighty’, the story starts with a news reporter called Bruce Nolan who is dissatisfied with his life because he feels he’s going nowhere and isn’t getting the big stories he wants to cover. The film starts with a scene showing a typical ‘local’...

Nothing to do?

People often tell me there’s nothing to do in the summer holidays, but I suspect it’s a question of not knowing what’s available! Here’s a list of some of the things that are on in our local communities in August: Although we have no midweek...

Is Life Intuitive?

Electronic gadgets, especially computer software and smartphones, are reportedly meant to be ‘intuitive’, which means we are supposed to be able to fathom them without necessarily having recourse to the instructions’ manual! This may well work for...

Passionately waiting, diligently seeking

In a society dominated by noise and activity, I believe there is no real spiritual growth without learning the secrets of quietness and trust. Ultimately the words that God speaks are of far more value than our words. Our part has to be to quieten our hearts so that...