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Thoughts on the Incarnation The Son came out from the Father to help us to come out from the world; He descended to us to enable us to ascend to Him. – Anthony of Padua Christ became what we are that He might make us what He is. – Athanasius I hope your Christmas has...

With our Christian pilgrimage in mind… Our character is but the stamp on our souls of the free choices of good and evil we have made through life. – Geikie The fellow who argues that all religions should unite probably doesn’t speak to his brother-in-law. – Herbert Prochnow The line is often busy when your...

Reflections on the Christian life… Worship is no longer worship when it reflects the culture around us more than the Christ within us. – Tozer Never undertake more Christian service that you can cover by believing prayer. – Alan Redpath We do the works, but God works in us the doing of the works. –...

Miscellaneous observations on our Christian pilgrimage Holy means set apart. Not like a set of cutlery, that comes out only on Sundays. More like a Swiss army knife – remove a splinter, cut a rope, open a bottle, anytime, anywhere.  Whatever the boss needs. – Milton Jones Desert and mountain places located on the margins...

Editor:  Thinking ‘Christianly’ about life…. We receive more than we can ever give; we receive it from the past on which we draw with every breath, but also – and this is a point of faith – from the source of the mystery itself, by the means which religious people call GRACE. – Edwin Muir...

With the various on-going world crises in mind:  ~ O Lord, baptise our hearts into a sense of the conditions and need of all men. – George Fox ~ Feel for others – in your pocket. – Charles Haddon Spurgeon ~ No one would remember the Good Samaritan if he had only good intentions. He...

Editor:  Here are some observations on our Christian pilgrimage… God has given us two hands – one to receive with and the other to give with. We are not cisterns made for hoarding; we are channels made for sharing. – Billy Graham  God knows what He is going to make of us. – James Montgomery...

** Rogation Sunday (5th May) is about asking for God’s protection and blessing Pure prayers have pure blessings. – Thomas Goodwin To spend an hour worrying on our knees is not prayer. Indeed, there are times when it is our duty, having committed a problem to God in prayer, to stop praying and to trust...

** With the Easter season in mind… Of all the things that will surprise us in the Resurrection morning, this I believe, will surprise us most: that we did not love Christ more before we died. – J C Ryle The Resurrection is the central theme in every Christian sermon reported in the Acts. The...

Observations for Lent The shortest distance between a problem and its solution is the distance between your knees and the floor. – Anon The one who kneels to the Lord can stand up to anything. – Anon People are like tea bags – you have to put them in hot water before you know how...

Editor:  February sees the beginning of Lent. It is the time of year when the Church encourages people to take spiritual stock of themselves, and to seek a deeper commitment to God. Your readers may find these observations helpful. With Lent in mind… Still water and still religion freeze the quickest. – Anon Some Christians...

As we consider 2024 stretching ahead: Hope means expectancy when things are otherwise hopeless. – G K Chesterton When you flee from temptation, be sure not to leave a forwarding address. – Anon  The quest for excellence is a mark of maturity. The quest for power is childish. – Max Lucado There are no short...