Pause for Thought – 28 April 2021
Pause for Thought for 28 April 2021 is now avilable:
Pause for Thought for 28 April 2021 is now avilable:
In social media there is a trend for moaning about trivial things. In the last few years, in recognition of our triviality in the west in comparison with the problems of the developing world, it has now become a new trend: when people post about a trivial irk of theirs they follow it up with…
Matthew 13:18-23 1 Corinthians 3:1-9 A farmer turns up to evensong and discovers that he and the vicar are the only people there. “What shall we do?”, asks the vicar. “Well”, replies the farmer, “If I goes to feed my sheep and only one turns up, I feeds her.” So after four hymns, two…
Any decent decorator will tell you that 90% of the work is the preparation, and actually putting the coat of paint on is but the culmination of all the work. It’s the preparation that matters. Looking at it from a very different angle, the idea for the Basingstoke Canal began as an economical means of…
Alleluia! Christ is risen! An Easter message from Revd Michael Hopkins We’re living in times that are unprecedented and events that none of us have had any experience of before. Many of us feel ill equipped to be teachers in the home; to be carers for relatives that we can no longer visit; to be…
In Wales and Scotland many road signs are bilingual. There are several road signs in Wales which, famously, make sense in English, but for which the Welsh, when translated back into English, reads, “Thank you for emailing the translation department. We will respond to your email when we reopen on 19 October”. Likewise, there is…
Dear friends, We hope that you are keeping well at this time. As we live through the Covid-19 pandemic, we all find ourselves working our way through new experiences. We hope and pray that you and your loved ones are staying safe. First and foremost, we want to thank you for your ongoing giving to…