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With Christmas in mind… Believe in God and you’ll believe in miracles. Believe in the baby of Bethlehem, and you’ll experience one. – Anon It is no use saying that we are born 2000 years too late to give room to Christ… Christ is always with us, always asking for room in our hearts…. And...

** November brings us All Saints and All Souls day, when we remember those who have gone before us in the faith…. Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints. – Psalm 116:15 The Christian church has the resurrection written all over it. – E G Robinson The Church is...

With Harvest in mind… With Bible Sunday ahead… With Bible Sunday ahead… With St Luke’s Day and healing in mind… Miscellaneous observations on our Christian pilgrimage Some miscellaneous observations on daily life and other people… ** With Harvest in mind…  Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving. – Psalm 95:2 Gratitude is the heart’s...

Some observations out of the coronavirus crisis… Miscellaneous observations on our Christian walk… September also means Back to School… And finally, some miscellaneous observations on modern life: ** Editor:  Some observations out of the coronavirus crisis… When you wear a tight mask around your face, a hat, a face shield, a gown, two pairs of...

Musings on Coronavirus Musings on our Christian faith Musings on modern life ** Musings on Coronavirus This crisis has in many ways made us more grateful for each other and … it has shown people at their best – volunteering, helping neighbours, protecting those at greatest risk, pulling together as communities to support one another....

Miscellaneous thoughts on our Christian pilgrimage Miscellaneous thoughts on daily life ** Miscellaneous thoughts on our Christian pilgrimage There is no greater discovery than seeing God as the author of your destiny. – Ravi Zacharias God can do wonders with a broken heart if you give Him all the pieces. – Victor Alfsen Most of...

Editor:  with coronavirus in mind “God is present in the midst of all the chaos that surrounds us.”- Henri Nouwen “I think one of the big effects is there’s a renewal of the sense that we all belong to Christ… I’ve been deeply moved by the services I’ve participated in; they’ve reached out in a...

Editor:  21st May is Ascension Day… Christ’s ascension into heaven was the real commencement of His reign. – John Calvin Astronauts sink into insignificance beside this ascension! – Vance Havner ** Editor:  31st May is Pentecost – the birthday of the Christian Church Only Jesus Christ by His Holy Spirit can open blind eyes, give...

With Holy Week and Easter in mind… Miscellaneous observations on life And finally, some one-liners… *** With Holy Week and Easter in mind… The world cannot bury Christ. The earth is not deep enough for His tomb, the clouds are not wide enough for His winding-sheet.  E Thomson Easter is the demonstration of God that...

With Lent in mind Some miscellaneous observations on life today… ** Editor:  With Lent in mind: Faith brings a man empty to God, that he may be filled with the blessings of God. – John Calvin Faith, to put it simply, is the conviction that God does not tell lies. – Frank Retief Wherever there...

With Lent in mind Man, in his fallen nature, is a dissatisfied and frustrated rainbow-chaser. – Anon Whatever else is or is not true, this one thing is certain – man is not what he was meant to be. – G K Chesterton The hearer of God’s Word ought to be like those animals that...

Editor:  with paying for Christmas in mind… One advantage of being poor is that it doesn’t take much to improve your situation. It’s hard to keep up with the neighbours without falling behind with the creditors. We would be glad to pay as we go, if we could catch up paying for where we have...