[This reflection by Martin Shorey was published in the weekly news bulletin of Horley Baptist Church, 30/Aug/2026]
I imagine most of you will have heard last week that the singer and songwriter Dolly Parton died at the age of 80, following a short battle with cancer. This larger-than-life character dominated the music world for more than 60 years and never shied away from speaking about her faith.
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[This reflection by Dazz Jones was published in the weekly news bulletin of Horley Baptist Church, 28/Jun/2026]
If you learn something early enough, it can take you further than you ever imagined.
One lesson I’ve had to learn is this: trust God with what you have, and He can lead you into more than you could have planned.
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[This reflection by David Makanjuola was published in the weekly news bulletin of Horley Baptist Church, 31/May/2026]
You wake up in the morning to what I will call another ‘typical’ day. If you live in the UK, ‘typical’ would include looking at social media feeds, the news on television, or reading the newspapers, and this will often, very quickly, bombard you with things to make you feel despondent, sad, and sometimes angry at the state of things in the world.
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[This reflection by Helen Ruffhead was published in the weekly news bulletin of Horley Baptist Church, 03/May/2026]
Have you ever poured out your love on someone who didn’t want it? Perhaps you fell in love with someone who wasn’t interested. I remember when I had that experience many years ago, what helped me most was (heresy alert) not a Bible verse but hearing Gloria Gaynor’s song “I will survive”. The message about surviving and saving my love for someone who loves me has inspired me ever since I first heard it 47 years ago.
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[This reflection by Dazz Jones was published in the weekly news bulletin of Horley Baptist Church, 05/Apr/2026]
Easter, similarly to Christmas, is one of those wonderful times of year when chocolate seems entirely appropriate at any hour of the day. Shops are full of brightly wrapped eggs, children (and adults!) delight in hunting for them, and the mysterious Bunny makes his annual appearance, in homes around the country – somehow managing to deliver a remarkable amount of chocolate overnight (is that how it works?).
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[This reflection by Martin Shorey was published in the weekly news bulletin of Horley Baptist Church, 15/Mar/2026]
I have to be honest with you: I sometimes find Good Friday a little frustrating.
It’s not the event itself, of course. The day marks one of the pivotal moments in the Christian calendar, when we pause to reflect on the enormity of Jesus’ sacrifice and the gift he gave to us through the cross.
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