The Grace of God in Creation

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I love the name 'Grace' which is a constant reminder of what is all around us! Grace means God's undeserved favour and just looking at creation makes us think of the enormity of what God did in creating our world. God, being God, could have…
Brokenness

Brokenness

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With all the happenings in life, we humans do get broken, whether emotionally, spiritually and even physically quite literally. These confirm to us that we are weak mortals that need help from One who is stronger. So, what does God provide?…

Overcoming Challenges!

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I don't know about you but I find challenges in life difficult to manoeuvre especially the unexpected ones but even these can send me reeling. Just recently, my dear brother, Mark, died and even though the lung cancer was eating his body, I…

Certainty in an uncertain world

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We all live with uncertainty whether in a country or in our jobs or in our private lives. However, there is one certainty that doesn't change and that is God. The Bible states that God never changes (see Malachi 3:6) and Jesus Christ himself…

A Father whose love is constant

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I had a wonderful human father who had a very bad start in life that actually didn't help him as a person as he travelled through life. So when I came along, he had no idea as to how to relate to me and kept me at a distance even as a baby. However,…

Choices

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We have so many to make in a given day even within an hour! How we need our sleep and that supernatural energy that comes from God to keep us alert and mindful of what is important and priority. My first choice in the day is how I spend the…
Birthday

Birthdays

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Most of us seem to love birthdays even though some of us try to disclose our growing age. Some people, of course, try to ignore their special day or put it down as unimportant. For me, being showered with cards, presents, phone calls and kind…
Confidence in God

Confidence in God

There is a plan and a purpose for each of our lives, and a myriad of opportunities. There are new friendships to make, old friendships to value and maintain, exciting projects and adventures to embark upon, places to explore and wonderful things…

7 reasons for Praying

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It's often said that 'prayer changes things' but I'm convinced that God uses prayer to change people including and especially us who are praying. 1       It's wonderful to know that prayer was God's idea and came from him to us humans.…

Mental health for children – 7 suggestions

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There is a lot of talk here in the UK about children being out of balance and suffering from mental health problems.  I have a theory that children aren't getting connected in a right way. What do I mean? Let me explain. In today's world…