Pastor's Thought

This week Parliament was at odds with itself as the main two parties were hit by the deflection of MPs to form a new party called the Independent Group.  The Labour Party have become more left-wing with issues of antisemitism and form policy and with the Conservative Party anti EU right-wing, coupled with the threat of a no deal Brexit abbys.  All this …

This week it was reported that Shamima Begum, 19, from London, made a request to the British government to be allowed to return to the UK following the deaths of son Jerah and daughter Sarayah. The British teenager fled the UK four years ago aged 15 to join ISIS in Syria and was tracked down to a refugee camp. She …

This week there was uproar concerning an interview that Liam Neeson had promoting his forthcoming movie. In the interview, he recounted an incident where a close family friend was raped by a black man and in response to this terrible incident, he drove around in his car for a week with a weapon looking for any black man who would …

This month, the month of February is marked as Education month within the New Testament Church of God nationally. It is the month in which we reflect upon education across the various age groups within our church. Education or learning is not restricted to a certain age group, race, gender or diaspora but is both relevant and necessary for everyone, regardless of their …

The increase in visual and audible media and entertainment has surpassed our wildest dreams, anticipation or expectation.  Additionally, the future as to how we access and or engage with the media and entertainment is increasing and evolving at an alarming rate. We’ve progressed from no visual, to black and white, then to mono audio, to colour and Dolby audio, 3D TV to surround TV and now we are in …

Unity is the primary ingredient if we are to see growth and development in the local church, families or communities.  Where there is an absence of unity, there is also instability, division, erosion, and stagnation.  Consequently, we often hear of terms such as church splits, which is simply another term for disunity. Another term we may use is division, which …

This our first Sunday of 2019, as we enter a new year,  will include both challenges and opportunities.  Challenges, if handled correctly, can make way for opportunities, and opportunities, if handled incorrectly, can create challenges.   This year our desire is that in spite of the challenges we face, God will turn them into opportunities, through which he can be …

As the year 2018 comes to an end, for many of us it will hold mixed emotions.  For some, the past year was one of sickness, challenges or bereavement.  For others, it has been a year of problems, joys and some regrets.  Nonetheless, what ever the year has been, we must press forward.  So long as you have life, you have hope …

The Gospel of John 3:16 defines Jesus as the universal gift given by God to humankind. On Christmas morning, many people woke up to gifts given by family and friends in celebration of Christmas. The image of gifts placed under a tree in anticipation of Christmas festivities has become symbolic of the images we hold concerning Christmas. It has been …

Parenting, especially for first time parents, is oftentimes mixed with a collection of emotions. There’s joy, trepidation, fear, uncertainty, excitement and the list goes on. Regardless, being a parent under the circumstances of Mary and Joseph, paints a totally different picture, unlike one that has never before been experienced, and never since. Here we find a young Mary (most scholars …

When examining the nativity, what seems to be the humble of characters who are given the news of the birth of Jesus are the shepherds. It begs the question as to why would angels appear to these unnamed and unknown shepherds in the dark of night in a small village called Bethlehem to declare a message of such universal magnitude? …

One of the most bizarre accounts concerning the nativity is that of the Magi, who went on an extraordinary journey that may have taken many months, even up to a year to find Jesus. The extraordinary factor pertaining to this narrative is that these Magi were not Jewish scholars or even Jewish practitioners, but what we do know is that …