Category: Uncategorized

Thoughts From The Cottage Dear Friends Are you ready for heaven? Have you bought your ticket? Are your bags packed? Have you read the travel guide? Have you prepared yourself? Have you cancelled the milk? Have you told the family and the neighbours where you’re going? Is that all a little too flippant? Is it…

Thoughts From The Cottage Dear Friends I wonder what words of Jesus you find most difficult. If we are honest with ourselves we all have sayings of Jesus we like and others that we dislike as well sayings we find easy to understand and follow and others that we find difficult. The tendency with those…

Thoughts From The Cottage Dear Friends Psalm 8 1 Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory in the heavens. 2 Through the praise of children and infants you have established a stronghold against your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger. 3 When I consider your heavens, the work of…

Thoughts From The Cottage Dear Friends Jesus’ last words to his disciples prior to his Ascension to his rightful throne in heaven were “you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”…

Thoughts From The Cottage Dear Friends Have you ever thought about writing the story of your life? Maybe you think that no-one would be interested. Maybe you think it would be too much work. Maybe you think that your life has not been interesting enough. The truth of the matter is that when we have…

Thoughts From The Cottage Dear Friends My health problems have given me the opportunity to reflect upon life and faith. Many old adages I was told and much advice I was given as a young preacher have come back into mind. Some of you will know the sort of things I mean but to repeat…

Thoughts From The Cottage Dear Friends If you come into our buildings during the week you will often find it a lively place with plenty going on, sometimes two or three activities simultaneously. Depending on the week between thirty-six and forty-seven hours are taken up with activities for all ages. On top of that are…

Thoughts From The Cottage Dear Friends I wonder what your thoughts are at the beginning of a new year. Have you made ‘new year resolutions’? Have you decided to change your wardrobe, furniture, car or house? Have you decided to take up a new hobby or interest? Have you decided to change your lifestyle, diet,…

Thoughts From The Cottage Dear Friends Once again Christmas is rushing up on us and the season of goodwill, turkey, pudding, mince pies, crackers, trees, cards, presents and carols is here. No doubt it will be a good celebration as we met up with family, digitally or in person, and share Christmas together. Amongst our…

Dear Friends I went for my six-monthly pacemaker check recently. Everything was fine. However it set me thinking. Many of us have regular health check-ups and the doctor or consultant might tweak our medication, change our tablets or make suggestions regarding diet, exercise or lifestyle in order to give us a better quality of life…