What’s the first thing you reach for when you wake up in the morning? Perhaps, like me, you want to be really spiritual and say “My Bible, of course!”, but more likely it would be: “My phone.” For some reason, I need to read every word published by the BBC news-site: ‘Popular’, ‘World’, ‘Local’, ‘In…
Practicing The Prayer of Examen St. Ignatius of Loyola had an “end of day” way of praying. I find making time to pray challenging and have tried this way to provide inspiration and discipline and have found it helpful. Maybe it’ll help you? 1.REVIEW THE DAY WITH GRATITUDE. This is central. Consider your day. What…
This is Teddy. He’s not my dog, but the only one allowed in our house because he doesn’t make anyone wheeze or sneeze. He adores his owners who are the centre of his world. He kind of loves me a little bit, wagging his tail and rolling over for a tummy rub, but I’m not…
Last year’s 40 days of devotion was inspirational to me. I’ve always struggled with the idea of giving something up in the hope to create more space for Jesus. Focusing on positive actions that help me in my walk seems a much more obvious way of growing in God… and doesn’t it just work! Last…
There is now so much availability of information. This may encourage us to form opinions, or try to persuade us as to how we should respond to situations. Anyone who has followed the Brexit negotiations will know that the availability of so much information can be confusing. Whether you are reading the paper, listening…
The blog for Day 9 is written by Pete Cowley. In February, Georgiya led a great session in our community group. To begin, she invited us to spend 5 minutes all praying out our thanks to God together. This was a fun challenge, which made me appreciate two things. There is so much to…
Have you, like us, got into a settled routine for your daily ‘quiet time’ devotions? First thing to admit, being retired does allow more space! For Pat and me, morning sees us turning to the daily Bible reading notes published by CWR as ‘Every Day With Jesus’ (Author – Selwyn Hughes). Then we pray together…
A scripture which often provokes me is 1 Tim 2 v 1-2 “I urge then, first of all that … prayers … be made for everyone – for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness”. When Paul wrote these words to Timothy, the…
This year has been a year of change for me, not in terms of circumstances or my physical well-being, but in terms of who I am at a fundamental level. Praise be to God that there is nothing that can separate us from His love and He is the one always seeking to draw us…
Let’s start from rock bottom…I am the 0-18’s Pastor; a professional! But I have never made a consistent effort to get me and Lizzy to pray and read the bible together. Appalling, hey, but that is the truth. Any previous attempts over the past 7 years have resulted in the world’s most awkward small group…
The Jubilee Community Centre is a 44,000 square feet building in East Grinstead, bought and refurbished by the generosity of church members, which not only meets the needs of all church activities but also provides a modern and flexible resource for the local and business communities.