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Thoughts and Musings

Articles written by members and friends of Clare Baptist Church during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Thought For The Week articles were published weekly from March 2020 to May 2021. Midweek Musings finished in April 2022.

The End…?

By Paul Graham I’ve been struck recently about the gift of the Christian faith when it comes to death and resurrection. At Easter, we are immediately drawn to the central and essential

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Will I Ever Learn?

By Rebecca Chapman I like to think of myself as a fairly well-educated person. I have GCSE’s, A-levels and a degree and a fair amount of common sense (although those who know

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Living In The Past

By Anne Barrable I know I’m living in the past – you may have heard me say that Colin calls me a Luddite.  I have a mobile phone which sits on the

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Everybody Needs Good Neighbours

By Paul Graham It was two years and a lifetime ago today that the first lockdown of COVID-19 was announced by Boris Johnson[1], schools moved lessons online, people started counting toilet rolls,

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All You Need Is…

By Chris Grist A while ago, one of my friends on Facebook shared a picture of the actor Robin Williams, with the words: “Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know

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Communicating

By Janet Baillie Recently Russell bought a new mobile phone, and I inherited his old one, something we have done before without too much trouble. He knows this is the only way

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The Whole Body

By Elvena Dew I have found, since we have been hearing the sermons on discipleship each Sunday, my thoughts have persistently been drawn to 1 Corinthians 12:12-30. In the past, as I

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Lost And Found

By Elsa Day I was just having a think this week, and my mind drifted to the three “Lost” stories in the Bible: the Lost Coin, the Lost Sheep, and the Lost

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Cloud Of Witnesses

By Elsa Day Denise ran up the steps to college as usual; suddenly her legs turned to jelly. She finished her day and this seventeen-year-old went to bed as normal. In the

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The Flight To The Stars

By Nena Harding A real blast from the past had me singing along with “Reach for the Stars” on Radio Suffolk this morning and it reminded me of an awesome adventure a

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Ripples

By Jenny Watt About thirty years ago, when there was a W.I. market in Clare Town Hall, I bought a hot water plant or achimenes. It cost 20 pence and I was

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Imposter Syndrome

By Tim Hayes I have imposter syndrome and I think that telling you about it will help.  We’ll see.  Imposter syndrome is when you doubt your abilities and feel like a fraud,

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Wise Men?

By Paul Graham Just how wise were the wise men? This is a question that has been nagging at me for a few weeks now and it seems that here is a

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