We had a gathering of family and friends yesterday. In the grassy wilderness, among rolling hills and towering trees, and under a clear blue sky and striking sunshine, they had come once again, to grace our home and to fill it with delight. As I approached the house the air was pulsating with laughter, talking, shouting and … Continue reading A DAY IN HEAVEN
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FAITH IS LIKE GARLIC
Don’t you just smell one of those forced analogies coming, like someone trying to hammer a square peg into a round hole? Actually, if you make the round hole big enough, the peg will just drop right in there, no probs. Here’s the big hole… I made a delicious stew yesterday, and being one of … Continue reading FAITH IS LIKE GARLIC
DOES SUFFERING DISPROVE GOD?
Someone very close to me lost his faith in Jesus a number of years ago. He puts it down to a series of unhappy events and setbacks in his life: a good Christian man he knew died suddenly at a young age; his wife and first love left him for another man; his business failed; a close … Continue reading DOES SUFFERING DISPROVE GOD?
LOVE 101: THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER
I’m working on an attitude problem which threatens to drag me down to the lowest depths of human nature. The very same problem challenges all of us at some time or other, and it’s not something we can ignore. If you think you aren’t guilty of the same problem, you could be one of the worst offenders. … Continue reading LOVE 101: THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER
THE MOST DANGEROUS WEAPON YOU POSSESS
Some people own guns, some learn karate, and some drive their cars like maniacs, but by far the most dangerous weapon around, and one which we all possess, is our mouth. Our mouths have the power to destroy, through gossip by the way we talk about each other, and by the way we talk to … Continue reading THE MOST DANGEROUS WEAPON YOU POSSESS





