Why?

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Now there's a question! Many young children love to say this word and many older ones too can be heard to say it in a derogatory way when they are asked to do something they don't wish to do. Through the ages this word has been used to try…

Soaring

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Here's a word that makes us look upwards! I immediately think of an eagle soaring through the air currents.Then, I think of the jet planes soaring above the clouds. I remember one day in London when it was a beautiful sunny day and I was admiring…

What’s grey? Who’s Gray?

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This, you may say, is a mysterious title to start the New Year of 2017 off! I was on a walk yesterday and started to think about this colour grey and my family connections. Here is England, we get quite a few grey days with little sun but…

What’s Wonderful?

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With the doom and gloom of the news, there doesn't seem to be a lot that seems wonderful. However, when we really think about the world, there are some wonderful things to notice. One of my favourite songs is Louis Armstrong singing 'What…

It’s Time – for What?

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Just as we hustle and bustle to get our last minute shopping done before Christmas, have you ever thought my time might be up! I eagerly have all sorts of ideas of how to have Christmas and bless the people I love but sometimes I literally run…

The Christ Child

Who was he? Who is he? What did he come to do? What was so different about this child? Questions, questions, questions. Sometimes we don't ask enough of them especially concerning this child who was no ordinary child. He had a unique beginning…

Jesus – The Word?

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What words - each packed with meaning! Why is it that Jesus is so prominent at Christmas? If he was just a man, then why make such a fuss of him? People come and go. If a good prophet, why do the dates of history start as Anno Domini  (AD)…

Perfect Creation

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Is there such a thing? Was there such a thing? How can we know? At the beginning of time, I believe God made our world perfect, even the first person, Adam. He and all the creation God had made around him were intended to live forever, Adam…

Hope

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"Hope deferred makes the heart sick" - so says the Bible and of course it is true and many of us have heart disease and other illnesses because of it. However, there is a hope that we can have that provides an anchor for our soul. I read today…

Listening?

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I'm probably one of the worst listeners in the world. I butt in to conversations and I get very opinionated and want to barge in and say my bit. God has a different way of operating which I have yet to learn and that is to listen more than I…