Category: Thought for the Day

  • O come, O come, Emmanuel…!

    O come, O come, Emmanuel…!

    Reflection by John Rees This wonderful carol trips off the tongue when we sing it in church or around the streets; or at least, most of it does – even if we trip over the word ‘Adonai’! But in our own enthusiastic rendering of this very joyous hymn we may…

  • Rest for our souls

    Rest for our souls

    Eve Lockett contributes our latest Thought for the Day: “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.…

  • Cartoon Church: The Beatitudes for a Pandemic

    Cartoon Church: The Beatitudes for a Pandemic

    We saw this on Facebook and loved it so I’ve decided to share it here for those of you who don’t do social media. I think it speaks for itself!

  • Dietrich Bonhoeffer died 75 years ago today

    Dietrich Bonhoeffer died 75 years ago today

    John Rees writes, “Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German theologian who has exercised massive influence over the years since the Second World War, was executed 75 years ago today. He had been one of the key Christian opponents of the Nazi regime, and with others had founded the ‘German Confessing Church’ in…

  • Upside-Down Lives

    Upside-Down Lives

    In the first of what I hope will be a regular feature, Eve Lockett has written a thought for the day for us. Upside-Down Lives It’s more than likely that you are feeling as if the world has gone a bit topsy-turvy at the moment. Teenagers are being told to…