Miracles in the West

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In an age of skeptics and unbelief, we can so easily put down as irrelevant the supernatural happenings that occur often unexpectedly. Jesus Christ was One who made miracles more common place - yet even reading about these in the Bible can even…

Megatrips

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I think I may have invented a word as I can't find it in my dictionary but of course it could be in a more modern one or waiting to be assessed as a new word. Anyway, as I was praying, this word came to me as being the title of this blog so…

Sheer Joy

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The Christmas story says it all - particularly the shepherds encounter with the angels. An angel of the Lord, we are told in Luke 2, said to the trembling shepherds,"Behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people.…

A Helping Hand

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How we each need this ... especially at Christmas time when it seems that the world is buzzing with busyness. My 92 year old mother is in hospital mainly with mobility issues and when she tries to walk, she is in need of assistance on either…

Goody Two Shoes

'Goody Two-Shoes' is the name given to a poor orphan - Margery Meanwell. She was so poor as to possess only one shoe and was delighted when given a pair of shoes by a rich gentleman. Then she kept repeating that she had 'two shoes'. Sometimes,…

Rest

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I was going to write a blog on 'trust' and then I read Hebrews 4 that is about the rest of God and realised afresh that trusting is just like resting. As Christians, we believe that the finished work of Christ happened when Jesus died and He…

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…

Forgiveness – a very practical tool in life

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How we blow it as humans - all of us not just some! We constantly think of ourselves and selfishness is like our middle (if not our first) name in the actions we perform with the motives we have. Forgiveness can be a nebulous subject as it is…
Heat

Heat

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How we British people love the sunshine and the heat of the sun! Just to have a few days of real summer is a treat for us especially in the light of many past summers when we haven't seen much sun and in past summers it has even been cold. The…

Weakness

We often think that weakness is a bad thing that can lead to mistakes or a failure of some kind. However, weakness, if recognised, can be a means of strength. The apostle Paul, as recorded in the Bible, said that when he was weak then he was…