As we approach this unique and very different Easter, where we have been urged to stay at home to protect the NHS, I am reminded of the brave and tender acts of kindness carried out by Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus who cared for the body of Jesus…
Read MoreOne Saturday afternoon, myself and my Dad decided to trim the hedges on our front porch. The work was well overdue but the one thing holding us back was that we didn’t have an electric hedge trimmer. Previous attempts to tame the growth had to be done with a pair shears…
Read MorePeople come into your life for a season, for a reason or for a lifetime. [Anon.] Can you remember a person who meets one or more of these? What purpose did they bring into your life? What is your connection to them now? “I think life is about travelling [through life] and walking along side people for however long you do…”
Read MoreI love questions. I don’t often get to go to actual quizzes, though they’re fun. Assembling around a table to pool collective knowledge, only to find there is no one on my team who knows the rules of croquet, eating posh crisps and having a good laugh with friends; there’s no better way to spend an evening…
Read MoreLord give me a watchful heart because a watchful heart is a prayerful heart. Lord give me a prayerful heart because a prayerful heart is a faithful heart. Lord give me a faithful heart because a faithful heart is a mindful heart…
Read MoreUp North they have a wonderful expression about ‘opening your mouth and letting your belly rumble!’ In other words, simply letting our mouths run away with you. It is easy to talk and sometimes when perhaps we are nervous or…
Read MoreLast weekend, three people were murdered just a short walk from Colchester town centre. Today someone came to Open Door barely recognisable because of the injuries sustained to his face in an attack he did not remember.
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