Pastor's Thought

In a recent article, it was reported that world-renowned physicist Stephen Hawkins attuned his Armageddon of the Earth, decreasing it by 900 years from his initial estimation of 1,000-years. He suggests that we have a century left to evacuate the planet and become multi-planetary species. Although this idea seems ridiculous or even unrealistically optimistic, we would be wise to look …

Saint George’s Day is celebrated on 23 April otherwise known as the feast day of Saint George and is celebrated by numerous Christian Churches cities of which Saint George is the patron saint in nations, countries and even kingdoms. Facts pertaining to the life of St George’s life has spanned through the centuries where he has grown in legendary and …

The world was stunned by the images portrayed in the media of President Assad’s alleged chemical bombing of civilians. What was most disturbing was the images of small children and babies, innocent victims of this heinous atrocity. Whilst the world sat still and criticised and condemned, President Trump felt it his moral duty to respond with arms by bombing Assad’s …

On Thursday 23 June 2016 a referendum was held in the UK to decide whether the UK should leave or remain in the European Union.   To the great surprise of the government and the media, the Leave won by a slim margin of 51.9% to 48.1%. The significant factor was that the referendum turnout was a staggering 71.8%; more than 30 …

On Tuesday morning, 7 March 2017, WikiLeaks released what it called Vault 7 which was an exceptional assortment of in-house CIA files. These files showed the attempt by the CIA to hack into mobile phones targeting Android and iOS to advanced PC-compromise. This included the research on hacking cars as a means of counterterrorism work. The report continues and states …

This week we celebrate International Women’s Day 8 March, as we recognise the contributions, the necessity and value of women globally. Women throughout history and, dare it even be said within the scriptures, have been mistreated, marginalised, ostracised and demonised unreservedly. Yet, in response to this, women have managed to maintain the status quo and demonstrated great strength in the …

The debate pertaining to the sanctity of marriage has returned to the Church of England General Synod. As this week, they voted over the decision to permit the act of same-sex marriages within the Church of England. This week the Synod decided to vote as to whether the Bishops Report on same-sex marriages should be noted; it was decided in …

One week into the Trump administration, true to his word, President Trump announced his intention of building a wall between America and Mexico at the expense of the Mexican government. Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto vigorously denounced America’s intention and in response cancelled the scheduled meeting between himself and the US President, which is already an indicator of the pending …

Friday 20 January 2017 saw the inauguration of America’s 45th President Donald John Trump, a billionaire businessman. Trump has been controversial from the outset. Whilst he did not win the popular vote, he won the college vote unanimously, much to the joy of his supporters and the disappointment of his opponents. The phrase that Trump has coined, which is synonymous …

Eight years ago, President Obama was sworn into office. In his speech to supporters on the last night of voting in the primary campaign he said, “If we are willing to work for it, fight for it, and believe in it, then I am absolutely certain that generations from now, we will be able to look back and tell our …

This month marks the closing month of America’s first Black President Barack Obama, which brings to a close his eight year presidency over the world’s biggest democracy. In his closing, as is the norm, the First Lady is invited as is expected, to make her final speech, as the First Lady of the United States of America. A lawyer by …

With 2016 now finished, we emerge into 2017, reflective and unsure of the future; yet optimistic in our outlook to God. In Greek mythology the months of the year were named after various gods and January was named after the Greek god Janus that had one head but two faces; with one facing backwards at the past and the other …