Letter from the Manse

I have in front of me a little booklet. It was given to me after last Sunday evening’s service. A booklet of daily Bible devotional readings mainly from John’s gospel or Acts…

Recently I read the autobiography of one of the most famous footballers of all time – Stanley Matthews. A man famed for his silky dribbling skills and ball control, the first ever ‘Footballer of the Year’.

I’ve been searching the internet to buy a present for Christian friends who have two small children.  I was looking for a book they could use to introduce their children to the Bible: a “children’s Bible”, or at least a book of Bible stories. 

We set aside last Saturday as a fast day: a day of special prayer for the church.  I listed out twelve things that I believe the Bible encourages us to hope for, and to pray for…

One verse has been often in my mind over the past weeks.  “It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting, for this is the end of all mankind, and the living will lay it to heart” (Ecclesiastes 7:4)