Thought for the week

One, never to be forgotten, day in December 2011 Patricia’s husband, Gerrard, who was 77, went to buy his morning paper. Gerrard, a retired accountant, and Patricia had been married for 13 ‘incredibly happy years’. That morning Gerrard did not come home, and Patricia went to look for him. She discovered that he had been…

The Bible is a source of comfort and strength to people all over the world. In the Bible God speaks to us. He reveals his own heart and character and speaks to our hearts. Psalm 23 was written by David and is one of the best-known passages in the Bible. It has been a help…

On Saturday 6 June the last surviving UK veterans attended the 82nd anniversary of D-Day when the Allies invaded northern France in World War Two. This huge operation took place on 6 June 1944, when 156,000 British, American and Canadian troops stormed beaches along the Normandy coastline, or were parachuted in, to begin the liberation…

Gambling is big business and is a big problem for many people. The Gambling Commission says that nearly 26 million people aged 16 and over gamble every 4 weeks. It is estimated that 3.3 million people in Britain are dealing with gambling debt, with an average of £10,000. Online gambling is a constant temptation. Sporting…

Last Sunday Christians around the world remembered the Day of Pentecost when in the first century the Holy Spirit came upon the Christians in Jerusalem. Before he died Jesus had promised his disciples that the Holy Spirit would come to them. He said, “I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counsellor…

The Premier League season is reaching its climax and Arsenal are favourites to win the title. If they win, it will be the first time they have been champions since 2003-04 when Arsene Wenger was their manager. Being a member of a Premiership winning team is a high point in any player’s career. Only a…

Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic is the remotest inhabited island in the world. It has 230 permanent inhabitants, all of whom hold British Overseas Territories Citizenship. There is no airstrip on the island; the only way of travelling to or from Tristan is by a six-day boat trip from Cape Town in South…

Moldova is a small country in Eastern Europe bordering Romania and Ukraine. It is the poorest country in Europe with a population of 2.4 million people. Yet, over the past 20 years, in this little country a beautiful Christian ministry of love and care has emerged. The ministry is called Casa Mea which mean “My…

The early Christians experienced persecution because of their love for Jesus and their witness to him. Many Christians experience serious persecution today. The House of Commons Library says, “More than 365 million Christians worldwide (1 in 7) experience high levels of persecution and discrimination for their faith, a number that has nearly doubled in thirty…

Many people around the world have followed Nasa’s Artemis II mission that sent four astronauts sweeping around the far side of the Moon and then landed them safely back on Earth. The images of the astronauts have excited a whole new generation about the possibilities of space travel. There are plans for one crewed lunar…