Pause for Thought – 19 May 2021
Pause for Thought for 19 May 2021 is now available:
Pause for Thought for 19 May 2021 is now available:
This week’s Pause for Thought comes from our Minister, Philip. You can view the video here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmQf6R9a6QI You can listen to the audio recording by phoning 01252 978319, and a computer will play the audio recording automatically.
Matthew 5:38-42 Isaiah 2:2-5 Ephesians 2:13-22 As a boy I remembered a bench being installed in our town, with an inscription “in thanksgiving for forty years of peace in Europe” – I think it must be been featured in the local newspaper, benches not being so very memorable, except for that one that was…
Luke 1:26-38 You are going to have a baby! Years ago young women heard those words from their doctor. Nowadays they usually find out for themselves in a toilet when the second line appears. However one finds out, the news of an impending birth is often a cue for joy, excitement, and intense satisfaction. Perhaps…
The service for ‘midnight mass’ is now available:
2 Kings 5:1-14 For much of his career, F.W. de Klerk was a sound conservative, solidly pro-apartheid politician. He rose through the ranks, yet became the one to dismantle apartheid, in direct contrast to his earlier policies. Likewise, Mikhail Gorbechov was a solid communist, who worked his way through the ranks. Once he had become…
Mark 1:21-34 193 people died in Zeebrugge harbour on 6 March 1987 when the ferry Herald of Free Enterprise capsized because the bow doors had been left open. The water began to pour in; the boat began to sink, and panic set in. People were screaming as the happy, relaxed atmosphere of the ship turned…