Adam Thomas

It's my 18th birthday today! No, that's not a typo. It's 18 years ago today that I took the first step of following Jesus and my new life with God began. 10/10 would recommend

"Tis grace has brought me safe thus far, and grace will lead me home"

It's my 18th birthday today! No, that's not a typo. It's 18 years ago today that I took the first step of following Jesus and my new life with God began. 10/10 would recommend

"Tis grace has brought me safe thus far, and grace will lead me home"

YouTube video by Itinerant Preachers Network Preaching To and Through Depression

Last month, I had the privilege of joining the Itinerant Preachers Network to talk about my experiences of depression in ministry. I shared four Bible verses that have helped me in my own struggles with depression. You can listen in here:

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YouTube video by Itinerant Preachers Network Preaching To and Through Depression

Last month, I had the privilege of joining the Itinerant Preachers Network to talk about my experiences of depression in ministry. I shared four Bible verses that have helped me in my own struggles with depression. You can listen in here:

youtu.be/kPut4SijOwI?...

Psalm 104 from Sing Psalms (2003)

The Psalm we'll be singing at Litchard Mission this week

O what peace we often forfeit
O what needless pain we bear
All because we use an AI app
Instead of going to the Lord in prayer

A comic summary of 2 Kings by Reuben (10), drawn for our Reading the Bible Together plan at church

"The message is clear: Never Underestimate God."

Every so often, I remember that for my 9th birthday, I was given a cassette of "Children's Party Time Favourites", where the 8th track on side two is "Gangsta's Paradise", and I wonder if other children had very different kinds of parties

A banker, a postmaster and an abbot A Century of Crime, Part 6

This week on Murder at the Manse, we’ve reached 1917 in my goal of reading one crime novel for every year of the 20th century, with mysteries involving a banker, a postmaster and an abbot:

murderatthemanse.substack.com/p/a-banker-a...

It was a really emotional day at the National Eye Drops Convention yesterday. Not a dry eye in the house

It was a really emotional day at the National Eye Drops Convention yesterday. Not a dry eye in the house

Murder in Miniature 28 stories in 246 pages

“They may have their microscopes and their post-mortems—he has his knowledge of the people concerned, ordinary human knowledge, which is sometimes worth all their scientific theories put together.”

Today on Murder at the Manse, 28 stories in 246 pages:

murderatthemanse.substack.com/p/murder-in-...

Murder in Miniature 28 stories in 246 pages

“They may have their microscopes and their post-mortems—he has his knowledge of the people concerned, ordinary human knowledge, which is sometimes worth all their scientific theories put together.”

Today on Murder at the Manse, 28 stories in 246 pages:

murderatthemanse.substack.com/p/murder-in-...

You don't mess with Austrian nuns

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A 1920s Top Five A Top Five from the 1920s

This week on Murder at the Manse, I’m sharing my list of favourite 1920s mysteries.

What do you think of my choices? What would be on your list?

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A 1920s Top Five A Top Five from the 1920s

This week on Murder at the Manse, I’m sharing my list of favourite 1920s mysteries.

What do you think of my choices? What would be on your list?

murderatthemanse.substack.com/p/a-1920s-to...

Dale Ralph Davis, on the danger of allegorising:

So, what new songs about Jesus have you been enjoying recently?

Yes, we did sing "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" at our church members' meeting this afternoon

Satan trembles when he sees
the weakest saint upon their knees.

- William Cowper

Great celebrations on that final day
When out of the heavens You come.
Darkness will vanish, all sorrow will end,
And rulers will bow at Your throne.
Our great commission complete,
Then face to face we shall meet

This weekend is the 5th anniversary of the Litchard Mission livestream!

We still broadcast our services live every Sunday at 11am, and you're still welcome to join us: YouTube.com/litchardmission

A man is so committed to rescuing something lost that he digs through piles of rubbish to find it.

Remind you of anyone?

HIVEMIND

I'm looking for UK evangelical churches
that have preached through the whole of 2 Kings
where all the sermons are available in some form online

This is for a list of recommended resources for our church.

Thanks in advance!

Origin Story How I fell in love with vintage crime fiction

It’s the one-year anniversary of Murder At The Manse! To celebrate, today I’m sharing my “Origin Story” - how I fell in love with vintage crime fiction:

murderatthemanse.substack.com/p/origin-story

Murder in the First Person Forgotten Book #3

This week on Murder at the Manse, I've written the first ever (I think) online review for the 1948 book “Murder in the First Person” by Shipley Adams

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PREACHERS!

Have you preached through the Sermon on the Mount? I'd be interested to know your breakdown, and how many messages you did.

(Part of me is tempted to have a Sunday where I just read the Sermon in full and then announce the final hymn)

Our family memory verse for the week 🍞🍷

One year ago today:

From the Avon to the Teifi On holiday with Peter Lovesey and Alis Hawkins

Holiday time = reading time.

Here are two of the books I read on my non-work week last week:

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