Pastor's Thought
Teaching, reflections, and updates from church life.

Seeing the Cross on the Horizon
In two weeks’ time we will enjoy the main festival and celebration of the Christian church; no, not Christmas but Easter. Easter does not hold the same level of social excitement of Christmas but is a more sombre part of the churches calendar as it is a recognition that we have been redeemed back to God through the violent event …

Mothers
Mary was said to be blessed among all women for carrying Jesus but to me Mary wasn’t only blessed and favoured for carrying our Lord and saviour, she was blessed because God entrusted her to carry life, just as every mother on this earth that births their children. The Bible doesn’t state that every woman will bare children or become …

My Guide
There are a number of things that ought to be taken in to consideration when travelling. If you are going backpacking there are even more specific things to be considered, such as: Insurance, immunisation, budgeting your daily travel cost, Visas and general safety, travelling alone, volunteering and ‘voluntourism’. (See http://www.travelindependent.info/b4yougo.htm#sthash.XEhSno79.dpuf) This week we received reports of three Britons on tour …

In or Out?
David Cameron has been fighting with members of the European Union for the rights of British people, ready for the European Union referendum elections on 23 June 2016. As the Prime Minister, it is his responsibility along with his government to make sure Britain has a fair deal and the citizens of this country, when they go to the polls, …

Let Us Pray
Whether you are a Christian or not or even whether you believe it or not, Prayer is necessity. When we pray, we do so in faith, believing God’s Word that He will both hear and answer our prayers. Scripture tells us, “Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent …

Think about this…
Leaders play a significant part in our social, cultural, political and religious sphere. Leadership can be divided into several camps. There can be good leaders and bad leaders; and there can be good leaders with good and bad policies and bad leaders with good and bad policies. Of all leaders in the 20th century Adolf Hitler has been considered to …

Fighting for Peace
This week Prime Minister David Cameron and the British parliament had to make a serious decision on how they would respond to the plight faced by Syria from Islamic State in Syria ISIS. The decision to launch its offensive operation was voted on and agreed by Parliament. Although attacks are currently being made against Iraq, Cameron strongly believed the extension …

Grace demands Mercy
This week we read in the news of a British national who when stopped in Saudi Arabia, was found to have wine in the boot of his car and for such misdemeanour he was incarcerated for one year, sentenced to be punished with 350 lashes. This 74-year-old British man caught the attention of the British public and they lobbied the …

Invest Wisely
Poverty presents social issues to those who are troubled by it. But wealth presents a further personal concern for those who have the economical abundance of wealth and who are faced with the concern as to how and where they will preserve their wealth. On 2 April 2015, a group of daring professional criminals strategically entered the premises of Hatton …

The Sun Will Shine
Friday 20 March 2015 at 9:41 GMT, the UK was plunged into eery darkness, such as never seen for over a decade. The moon, although many times smaller than the sun, when lined up between the earth and the sun, the moon eclipsed the sun blocking its light. The excitement was felt from young school children to experienced astrologers alike, …

The Life or Death of Freedom of Speech
One of the pillars of democracy is freedom of speech, and freedom of speech affords the writer and/or the orator to bring to a public arena and propagate their personal views and opinion. Nevertheless, freedom of speech also demands responsibility of the writer/orator to the general public at large and those who are impacted negatively or positively. As a result …