Thought for the week

On 11 September 2001 Paul Carris went to his office on the 71st floor of the North Tower of the World Trade Centre. He had recently resumed his employment as a civil engineer with the Port Authority. At 8.46 am, soon after he arrived at his office, a hijacked American Airlines plane crashed into the…

On 21 October 1966, at around 9am on the last day of term at Pantglas Junior School in Aberfan, a tip on Merthyr Mountain collapsed. Heavy rain for weeks had saturated the tip which had been built over natural underground springs. The tip had started moving earlier in the morning before an avalanche of liquified…

As I was on my way to church on Sunday morning, I saw a Virginia creeper on a telegraph pole. The beauty of the autumn colours – red, yellow and brown – was striking as the low sun brought out the depth of the colours. The early autumn morning mists also clothe the world in…

In churches and schools Harvest Festivals are being held to celebrate the crops gathered from the fields this year and to give thanks to God for his provision of the food we eat. A well-known harvest hymn says, “We plough the fields and scatter the good seed on the land; but it is fed and…

At the age of 20 Michelle Agyemang is a very successful women’s footballer. She plays for Arsenal in the Women’s Super League and plays for the England Women’s team. After playing for the under-17 and under-19 England teams she was called up to the senior squad in April 2025 and made her senior debut as…

This year we celebrate the 500th Anniversary of William Tyndale’s New Testament. In 1526 Tyndale was the first man to translate and print a version of the New Testament in the English language. He did it at great personal cost. Tyndale believed passionately that people should be able to read the Bible for themselves in…

Representing your country at the World Cup is a high point for any footballer. This year Jeremy Doku, who plays as a winger for Manchester City, one of the best club teams in the world, played for Belgium in the World Cup in America. After the tournament Jeremy spoke about his experience there including being…

David Eubank grew up as the son of Christian missionaries in Thailand. He served in the U.S. Army as a Special Services Force and Ranger officer. In 1997 he founded the Free Burma Rangers a humanitarian service movement for oppressed ethnic minorities of all races and religions mainly in Burma and also in other war…

I’m reading a recent book entitled “Ultimate Engineering” in which Stuart Burgess, who is a Christian, investigates the biomechanics of the human body. Stuart is professor of engineering design at Bristol University and believes the created world and the human body reveal inescapable evidence of God’s intelligent design. Stuart has been involved in advanced design…

This year the UK has seen its third driest July since records began in 1868, with just 35% of average rainfall. Many parts of the UK urgently need rain to secure water supplies and to help farmers with the harvest. Yet we have an abundant rainfall and take for granted access to clean and safe…