July 2024

This is an extract from a Book entitled ‘Hello – This is message” Why God Bothered God cares for me. A simple statement but what makes me believe it is true? My daily walk to the station provides me with some answers. At this time of the year I can’t...

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June 2024

We’re all getting too old……….. Have you ever got up in the morning, looked in the mirror and been shocked at what you saw? Even more shocked than usual, that is! Look there’s a grey hair there! A wrinkle there! My hair’s receding! I’m getting old! Even more alarming: have...

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May 2024

Well I think ‘Spring’ has finally ‘Sprung’. As I look out of my window I can see everything is now greening up – even the oak tree at the bottom of my garden has at last woken up. I have the privilege of walking my dog over fields and down...

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April 2024

I asked the grandchildren what Easter means to them:- Mum and dad at home, Family meal, Christian Holiday widely celebrated, Fasting, Easter egg hunt, Being off school / getting away from school bullies? Eggs, Boring Sunday with nothing open and nothing to do (Throwback to the sixties), Chocolate. Most people...

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March 2024

Hello to all at Whitehouse Baptist Church. I’m Neil Coulson, the Minister of Christ Church URC/Baptist, Ipswich and I have been asked by David Mayne, the EBA Regional Minister Team Leader to serve you as a moderator through the pastoral va- cancy. I’m delighted to be able to offer support...

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February 2024

As a Church, and as individuals we are entering a new era in our lives. Robert has been called to a Ministry elsewhere, and we have to commence the search to find a Moderator to guide us in the search for a replacement. These will be challenging times for us...

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January 2024

God be with you till we meet again; loving counsels guide, uphold you, may the Shepherd’s care enfold you; God be with you till we meet again. The lovely hymn God be with you till we meet again was composed and based on the origins of the word “good-bye,” which...

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December 2023

Recently whilst walking on Corton beach near Lowestoft, I saw a sign saying this way to Britain’s most easterly point – 15 minutes. I decided to keep walking and literally reached the spot (see photo below.) Reflecting on this later, I was reminded that the wise men in the Christmas...

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November 2023

Jesus said: “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called Children of God.” Matthew 5:9 Remember, remember the 5th of November or so the nursery rhyme, The Gunpower Plot begins. November is now upon us. The clocks have gone back, the days are getting shorter, and the loud whizzes,...

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