Beautiful New Year

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Just as we take our Christmas decorations down and the evenings get a wee bit lighter (here in the UK) so God surprises us with the sheer beauty of his world.  Whether there are storms, winds and rain or glimpses of the sunshine, his rainbow…

New Beginnings

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God makes all things new - so we are told in the book of Revelation that looks ahead to a great future of splendour and beauty and peace and rest - but what about today? Every day is new and a creative gift from Father God. Every sky is…

Born to Die

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Jesus Christ was born on time and his mission to die for the whole world was spot on time, too. God is never too early or too late with what he does. It's obvious that after we are born we have to die sometime (unless Jesus comes back first…

A Wake Up Call

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Death has a habit of bringing good to light. With Nelson Mandela's passing and my dear mother-in-law, Isobel, too, this past week, it has been a time of reflection and reordering of our lives. Mandela brought peace across many peoples and…

Lordship

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When life does not make sense, Jesus is Lord!  When everything seems to go wrong, Jesus is Lord! When our best plans go pear-shaped, Jesus is Lord! When my body hurts, Jesus is Lord! When I'm misunderstood, Jesus is Lord! When everything seems…

Being Available to God

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We humans can have a grand idea about what God wants of us.  He simply wants us to be his servants so that we can do what he asks and be on call for whoever may need us as he leads us. When we become Christians we immediately are someone…

Colours

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The spectrum of the rainbow is amazing with green the central colour - the colour of heaven!  Green is such a tranquil colour and God must have known this when he created the grass and the leaves and all the green creatures, birds and animals. I…

Holidays

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Stopping! Relaxing! Chilling out! Listening to God! Being free to be! Enjoying the wonders of creation!  All phrases that could mean the same thing - but essentially needed in order for us humans to keep in balance. How amazing that God…

Half-full?

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Are you a half-full or half-empty person? Human beings seem to be in one of these camps.  We either see things positively or negatively. I hover between the two! God has intended that we always see things from a half-full perspective. …

Celebrating the Best

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There is so much to be thankful for. Our very lives are precious and those of our children incredibly valuable.  That is why what we feed children (physically, mentally, socially, spiritually, emotionally) is so important and strategic to what…