Our response to the love of Jesus requires trust, do we rely on our own resume or the gospel of grace ? How do we cope with failure ? Grace tells us that we are accepted just as we are. We may not be the kind of people we want to be, we may be… Continue reading Trust
Category: General
Choices
Joshua 24: vs 15 Choose for yourselves this day who you will serve In the 90s when serving in the Kairos Prison Ministry there was one talk that stood out and this was a talk on choices. We all have to make choices in our lives , looking back I can see that some of… Continue reading Choices
Friendships and Relationships
What is a relationship? what is a friendship? the status of both are important to people and I was to go down the road to find out the difference if in fact there was one. I have to say I have had very few friendships in my life but this is not surprising as I… Continue reading Friendships and Relationships
A new thing
Just for today I will read this passage in the bible for meditation and reflection: Isaiah 43: 14 -21 Vs 19. See I am doing a new thing now it springs up, do you not perceive it, and I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland. We were the first… Continue reading A new thing
The Saddest Story
John Chapter 19 vs 2 The Soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on His head. They clothed Him in a purple robe. Could there have ever been anything as tragic as these verses leading up to the crucifixion of Jesus the Christ. If you are a true believer and a follower… Continue reading The Saddest Story
A team of wild horses
How is it some days are worse than others, how is it some days you can't get through one hour without eyes burning, throat tightening and a complete feeling that you have lost the plot. I am not one to show my feelings to the world, call it old school, call it British stiff upper… Continue reading A team of wild horses
Desert Anyone?
1.Peter 5 : vs 8 Be alert and sober of mind , your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Tonto the clown, he had a catch fraise, long before "Bruce" rang out "keep dancing" in Strictly Come Dancing .A genuine nice guy who David and I got… Continue reading Desert Anyone?
Parrot Fashion
Last night I went to a carol service, not unusual at this time of the year you might say - well yes! the church was warm and inviting, the Christmas tree huge, the choir outstanding and the mulled wine and mince pies lovely. But I learned something new, something that had not even crossed my… Continue reading Parrot Fashion
Epsom after the races
I have always been keen on horse racing, I was born in Epsom and some of my relatives lived there. My parents would take my brothers and I to visit, and the family and my aunt would all walk across to the racecourse from their home. There was no major car parking hassles as when… Continue reading Epsom after the races
Peace and Serenity
Snatch it while you can, it is a rare thing to be in a place of calm and quiet, let the peace of the Lord waft over your soul it is a thing of beauty. Not so in the world, as I recently experienced on a trip to London. As the train trundled from my… Continue reading Peace and Serenity