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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…

The Light of the World

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During the week when some people "do" Halloween, instead let's celebrate Jesus as the Light of the World.  He dispels the darkness around us and His light is brighter than any other. He came to remove the darkness of sin and can set us free…

The Essential Christian Bookshops

With all the hustle and bustle of modern day life we are becoming increasingly busy with very little time to think.  The Christian bookshops in our country (UK) provide a wonderful service.  They have to hand not only a huge variety of  books…

Calling All Home-Schoolers

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Just to say that each of you are doing a wonderful job.  Giving a child an education at home is in my mind the best start in life that you can give a child.  Not only, can you teach what is helpful to a particular child who of course like…