Pastor's Thought

The fastest sprinter of all times, Usain Bolt, ran his final 100-meter race at the World Athletics Championships in London bringing to an end his glorious solo track career.  Bolt, the eight-time Olympic champion (who will retire at the end of the championships after the 4x100m relay next weekend), clocked in at 9.95 seconds but only managed to achieve a …

Over the past fortnight, the British public has been shocked by the utter devastation and loss of at least 79 lives (and still counting) following Grenfell Tower fire in the affluent area of Kensington. With the public inquiry and investigation commissioned from Prime Minister Theresa May now undergo, many high rise towers and their owners are under scrutiny for safety. …

On Wednesday 14 June, Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron resigned as the party’s leader. He was continually pressed during the general election about his Christian beliefs and scrutinised constantly as to whether he believed homosexual sex was a sin. Farron, in his resignation announcement, stated that “remaining faithful to Christ was incompatible with leading his party.” It is reported that …

This week has been a dramatic week wherein we have seen a second attack equivalent to that carried out earlier this year on London Bridge. This being the third attack in the UK in three months. The outcome has been one of great travesty in the face of democracy and the value of human life. In the middle of this …

Monday, 22 May 2017 at approximately 10.30pm, thousands of people (many of which were young children) were leaving the Ariana Grande concert at the Manchester Arena. As some parents and guardians waited to meet children and friends, Salmon Avedi detonated a suicide bombing device killing 22 men, women and children and injuring around 100 others, many with life changing injuries. …

Friday, the body of Christ commemorated the death of Jesus as a salvivic event, wherein humankind was redeemed through His death. However, it didn’t stop there, because though he died a greater event was about to take place. A physical resurrection of Jesus Christ from the grave. Jesus having been dead and buried, through the power of God overcame death …

Yesterday, guests including the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attended the wedding of Pippa Middleton and James Matthews. Miss Middleton, 33, is the younger sister of the duchess and got engaged to 41-year-old Mr Matthews last year. Prince Harry, Princess Eugenie, and Roger Federer and his wife Mirka were among the guests at the church. The bride received a rousing …

Nearly every house in the Western world either owns or has use of or access to a computer. Computers are now ingrained within the infrastructure of our global economy and are the platform for the world governments and governance. Our financial structures are dependent on the computer systems throughout the various stock exchanges and also our medical infrastructure is equally …

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 …