June 27, 2025
Boxes
So I went down the imaginary stairs of my consciousness, to the inner store-cupboard of my being. I made my way past the previously opened boxes, piled in a heap on one side.
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June 12, 2025
Children and Parents
"Why are we so keen to have families and yet not give them the priorities given in scripture?" There is a danger, where parents are too busy for their children, that it can have effects on the family and on the society both present and future.
Read more..June 7, 2025
Rainbows
Have you ever seen some phenomenon in nature that could have been put there just for you?
Read more..May 30, 2025
Book of Life
I am to be whom God has made me: fragile, fallible and dependent on Him in the mess and muck of life but not sucked in by it.
Read more..May 28, 2025
Broken Glass
I have noticed broken glass on the tarmac where I ride my bike. I guess it is from broken fizzy drink bottles, or wine and beer glasses all of which have been discarded by revelers.
Read more..May 2, 2025
The Woodshed
When I cycle into work, I pass by a woodshed where pallets of sawn wood of various lengths and thickness are stacked and kept dry.
Read more..April 8, 2025
A Thorn in the Flesh?
PRAYER: LORD, we are truly sorry for being a pain, again. It dismays us to think we can continue to cause You sadness.
Read more..March 27, 2025
Blurred Vision
Reading the Bible at the start of the day is a good place to invite the presence of Jesus in to quiet our rushing about. However, I have found it requires a submissive heart and willing attitude to allow the Holy Spirit’s influence on, and into, our thoughts and beings.
Read more..March 19, 2025
Self on the Shelf!
I had some flu virus, which laid me out totally. Even breathing was an effort, with my ribs feeling sore. I sat still for twelve hours
Read more..March 3, 2025
Double Minded, Me?
The LORD has prompted me in the past not to be double-minded. At the time I was a bit hurt and said "Surely not I?"
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