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The word prayer, and the idea of prayer, are familiar to all of us, but it’s worth pausing to consider how familiar the practice of prayer is in our own lives. Praying is vital for anyone who is a follower of Jesus. There is a lot written in the Bible about prayer, at different times and in different places. Sometimes it is individual prayer, at other times it is with others. In the book of Acts we are told what the early church did when they met together:  They devoted thems

A very Happy New Year to you all!  The New Year gives us an opportunity to both look back and look forward We can look back at all that has happened in 2025 - and no doubt for all of us there have been both joys and sorrows. Some have experienced loss in the past year, and we continue to pray God’s blessing upon you. Some have had health issues, and we pray that God’s healing hand will be upon you. And some have experienced great joy, maybe in our family or personal life. And

We are coming into the season, known in the Christian calendar as Advent. That word Advent means “coming” or “arrival”. The season is more or less the four weeks leading up to Christmas, when we mark the coming, or arrival of the Lord Jesus Christ into this world. As I’m sure you are aware, this can be a very busy time of the year. Much of this time of Advent is spent in shopping and other preparations for Christmas. And there is certainly much to do. If we are inviting famil

Remembering things can be a challenge, particularly as we get older. Where are my glasses? Where is my phone? Does that sound familiar? And when we are going away for a few days, we need to make lists of what we need to take with us, or we’ll be on the A 465 saying. “I meant to bring…” We can forget people as well, again you know how it is. Someone will come up to us and say “hello” and we have to reply as if we know who they are even though we have forgotten. Conversations s

We are certainly in the season of Harvest at the moment. This time of year means something particularly to the farming community,...

You don’t need me to tell you that we live in a world full of technology. We have Televisions, mobile phones, computers or other...

I know that some of you enjoy taking photographs, and many photographers like to have a sophisticated camera, with lots of settings and...

Summer time has truly come now. The weather is much warmer (although we still have rain to contend with from time to time!) I must admit...

As I said at our recent Church Meeting, I really believe there is much to encourage us as a church. God’s presence is with us as we meet...

As I write this, we are still very much in the Easter Season. We have just remembered Jesus’ death on Good Friday, and then his...

We are approaching a very important time in the Christian calendar. Easter will be upon us very soon, and we remember the death and...

Is there something you are looking forward to? Something that is coming up, a holiday, an event? Maybe it is simply looking forward to...

We are now well into 2025. And the first month has been eventful in terms of world events, the inauguration of Donald Trump, the peace...

A very Happy New Year to you all, I trust that you had a good Christmas.   As we stand at the beginning of 2025, I’m sure that for many...

It is a real joy for me to be able to write this first article for this magazine. Annmarie and I have been settling in well here at...