Pickering Post

Tells the story of Olympic  .. Silver Medalist Debbie Flood. Her accomplishments in the games at Athens and Beijing are a great testimony to her hard work and determination. In Her own words, there is something more special than her well earned success as an athlete. "In my teenage years a local wor

Cold Hearts on a Cold Day. One of the most regular responses to the offer of literature is “no thanks, I’m all right”. While the right to think and say this must be respected, it does trouble me. It is a good example of the proverbial Ostrich burying it’s head in the sand. How does [...]

EASTER WEEKEND 2012 A cold but pleasant day finds us out sharing the Good News of God’s Salvation with whoever will stand to talk. But this is the first time I’ve had a conversation with an Easter Bunny! Our conversation turned to the subject of sin: ‘Are you a Sinner I asked?” “Not me” he [...]

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 2,000 times in 2011. If it were a cable car, it would take about 33 trips to carry that many people. Click here to see the [...

WHAT IS AN EVANGELICAL? It appeared to be a genuine question, so I sought to give an honest answer. “An evangelical is one who holds to and emphasizes the Good news revealed in the Bible of Jesus’ work to rescue lost sinners and restore them to a right relationship with the living God.” Because this

Railway at War, Oct 2011  Over 10,000 people swamped Pickering on this glorious, sunny October Saturday. These Pictures were taken at 10 o’clock in the morning: This is the Ropery and Market Place at around 11:30: People, People, People, all day to spend strolling around admiring the culture and mac

Nothing to do but hand out some leaflets. For the first time someone crumpled one up and put it in the bin! Surprised? No! Disappointed? Yes!! Most folks take them and at least seem to wait until they get home before they decide what to do with them. Jesus wept for people like that:  Luke [...]

She’d Stood at a Distance _ Studying the Banner _ around the Table. “Have you got the answers?” _ I asked as she drew near _ and was about to pass by. “No”,  she chirped, “I suppose I’m a Christian with a small “c”!  ”So you think there are two kinds of Christian“, “Yes” was [...]

THOUGH IT WAS A VERY QUIET DAY IN TOWN - AT LEAST 4 PEOPLE WANTED TO TALK  - ABOUT IT!  - THE MOORS EXPLORER – NO!!!  - THE GOSPEL – YES!!!! The Locomotives come and go but God’s Word is fixed and secure. 1 Peter 1:24,25 (NKJV) “All flesh is as grass, And all the [...]

“Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.” . Such are the words of  ’Folly’ as she calls from the seat  by her door, to all who pass by. Tragically millions believe her and indulge themselves in deadly rebellion, vainly imagining that all is well so long as no harm is done. [...