[This reflection by Helen Ruffhead was published in the weekly news bulletin of Horley Baptist Church, 27/Oct/2024]
Do you worry about the state of the world? Growing up in the early 1970s, I was consumed with anxiety about all the things that were happening, like wars in the Middle East, terrorist bombs going off at home, Russian aggression in Europe, wars and famines in Africa, corruption in US politics and a dire economic situation in the UK. Does any of this sound familiar? (more…)
[A devotional reflection originally prepared for the congregation of Horley Baptist Church during September 2024]
Prayer presents us with a wonderful opportunity, to acknowledge the magnitude of God, to glorify his name, to praise him for salvation, to thank him for all his blessings and to invite him to continue to help us.
Let my prayer be counted as incense before you, and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice!
Psalm 141 v2 [ESVUK]
[This reflection by Chris Ginter was published in the weekly news bulletin of Horley Baptist Church, 11/Aug/2024]
How good and how pleasant it is when brethren dwell together in unity.
Psalm 133 v1
It suddenly occurred to me the other day when I was playing table-tennis with my grandson what a similarity there was between playing tennis and our relationship with Jesus. (We hit the ball and he hits it back to us). Quite a lively situation really! (more…)
[A devotional reflection originally prepared for the congregation of Horley Baptist Church during July 2024]
Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law.
Psalm 119 v18 [NIVUK]
When, last year, the then Polish government took some actions that were contrary to the expectations of the European Commission the Poles were accused of defying the ‘rule of law’. Whose law were they breaking? Surely, as an independent sovereign state, they were entitled to make their own laws. What is ‘the rule of law’ anyway? (more…)
[A devotional reflection originally prepared for the congregation of Horley Baptist Church during June 2024]
Picture the scene – you are calming playing your favourite musical instrument to an appreciative audience when suddenly a spear embeds itself in the wall beside you. Clearly, someone does not like your choice of music and a hasty change to the evening’s programme is in order. (more…)
[This reflection by Chris Ginter was published in the weekly news bulletin of Horley Baptist Church, 23/Jun/2024]
Do you ever remember going to a favourite place when you were a child and when you had left there you couldn’t wait to go back again? I used to love going to my granny and grandad’s house in Cheshire. The thing about it was that you were always accepted, you could do just what you wanted. You were always loved, you could sing, talk as much as you liked you were always hugged and you could eat as much as you wanted. (more…)