
The Colour of Friendship Here is a fun little story, giving a new reason for the Rainbow to appear in the sky. It finishes with an inspirational thought for each of us; something to try and remember each time we see a … [Read more...]
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A husband, father, and Licensed Lay Minister (Reader) reflecting on life, faith, and the prayers we pray in the Church of England

The Colour of Friendship Here is a fun little story, giving a new reason for the Rainbow to appear in the sky. It finishes with an inspirational thought for each of us; something to try and remember each time we see a … [Read more...]

The Golden Years Once again, a post from the Winners Circle has set me thinking quite a lot. In this one, Lou Tice reminds us that, as much as we may be looking forward to when we're able to retire, to get the best … [Read more...]
Sometimes Gifts Are Hard To Recognize This is another one of those stories that is probably not true. When I first read it, I thought it couldn't possibly be true, because, surely, no one would allow their marriage to … [Read more...]

What is Hope? Here is another post from the Winners Circle; and, as with all of them, it really gets the brain cells working. In this post, Lou Tice asks us to consider what hope is, and encourages us by suggesting … [Read more...]
Test of Faith This is supposedly a true story told by one of the first missionaries to enter Russia. It asks us a very difficult question concerning how strongly we hold our faith. Would you pass? Would I? Test … [Read more...]

Secrets In this post from the Winners Circle, Lou Tice asks us to think about the bits of ourselves that we keep hidden from the rest of the world; and what it might cost us to keep that hidden side secret. Who am … [Read more...]

True Friend I found this story really quite moving. I was left wondering if I would have the courage to be such a friend. As with so many of these I have no idea whether it's a true story or not; but don't think … [Read more...]

Quality Questions Here is another post from Lou Tice at the Winners Circle. In this post Lou talks about the questions we ask ourselves, and explores how we can make those give us a more positive outcome, by changing … [Read more...]

Hold us fast to your promises of peace Real world peace sometimes feels as though it's just an impossible dream. There’s so much conflict in the world, so much upheaval, there doesn’t appear to be enough room left … [Read more...]
Fifty Pounds per Hour Here's a little story that says something about the value of time. I don't imagine for one minute that this actually happened, but maybe we can learn something from it nevertheless. Fifty … [Read more...]