Daily Update #280

Ecclesiates 12:9-13 13 The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. This is a difficult week in which to write anything. We have all been challenged and thrown about.  And I do not know how to answer all the questions I have and …

Daily Update #279

Ecclesiastes 12:1-8   1 Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of trouble come and the years approach when you will say, “I find no pleasure in them”-2 before the sun and the light and the moon and the stars grow dark, and the clouds return after the rain; 3 when the keepers of …

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We are sorry to say that the main church building will be closed to everyone for the next few days. This Sunday our services will be online only, via this website. The centre is unaffected, please continue to follow the COVID guidance.

Daily Update #278

Today’s reading: ECCLESIASTES 11:1-4 1.“Cast your bread upon the waters, for after many days you will find it again.2. Give portions to seven, yes to eight, for you do not know what disaster may come upon the land.3. If clouds are full of water, they pour rain upon the earth.   Whether a tree falls to …

Daily Update #277

Today’s reading: 16 Woe to the land whose king was a servant    and whose princes feast in the morning.17 Blessed is the land whose king is of noble birth    and whose princes eat at a proper time –    for strength and not for drunkenness. 18 Through laziness, the rafters sag;    because of idle hands, the house leaks.19 A feast is made for laughter,    wine makes …

Daily Update #276

Pause & ReflectThroughout our lives we hear phrases and sayings that guide us on the right path, that hold a sort of universal truth or meaning. I am sure we have all heard ‘The pen is mightier than the sword’, ‘a picture paints a thousand words’ or ‘an apple a day keeps the doctor away’, …

Daily Update #275

Today’s Reading: Ecclesiastes 10:5-11 5 There is an evil I have seen under the sun, the sort of error that arises from a ruler: 6 Fools    are put in many high positions, while the rich occupy the low ones. 7 I have seen slaves on     horseback, while princes go on foot like slaves. 8 Whoever digs …

Daily Update #274

Ecclesiastes 9:17-10.4 Find wisdom Today the teacher points out the imbalance of the impact of foolishness over wisdom. The two don’t seem to cancel each other out.17 The quiet words of the wise are more to be heeded    than the shouts of a ruler of fools.18 Wisdom is better than weapons of war,    but one sinner destroys much good.10 As dead …