Summer Break
on Aug 7, 2009 in Christianity personal bible Christian I am having a summer break, so there will be no more posts for a few weeks. Time for family and friends and reflection. I’ll be back refreshed in the autumn. In the meantime feel free to browse this site using the Dropdown Menu in the sidebar.

What’s the Truth About Swine ‘Flu?
on Aug 5, 2009 in Christianity Jesus bible health anxiety Christian Devil end times fear God plague swine flu terrorism I haven’t yet met anyone who has had swine ‘flu and I don’t want it of course. When I last called at our surgery, I found that we had to disinfect our hands before entry and inside the waiting room all the magazines had been removed...

A Twinge of Envy?
on Jul 31, 2009 in Christian bible biography chronic fatigue disability lifestyle personal seniors creativity disabled emotion envy fatigue feelings illness relationships spiritual walking If you are going through a hard time or in a prolonged stressful situation, it’s tempting to look at others and feel you are missing out. On the surface at least, they seem to be sailing through life and have it easy in comparison. Before long...

Birthright
on Jul 24, 2009 in Christian Christianity bible personal spiritual eagles faith The saga of the seagulls continues from the previous post (Haven’t You Heard?) with this update. Here are the three chicks, except they have grown since and wrought mayhem in our garden – reminds me the roof must be cleaned! Two of them f...

Bottom Line Church
on Jul 21, 2009 in Christian Christianity Jesus bible church Body of Christ I was having a clear out and tidy up this morning and came across this poem amongst a pile of papers. I offer it as is without comment: What is a Church? The Church is never a place but always a people. Never a fold but always a flock Never a sacr...

Haven’t You Heard?
on Jul 18, 2009 in Christian Jesus bible personal spiritual I was up early the other morning as usual. While waiting for the coffee to filter through, I raised the kitchen blind to see a pair of eyes peering at me. A bedraggled seagull chick from our roof had somehow landed in our back garden, looking lost an...

I Only Wanted a Hug
on Jul 12, 2009 in Christian biography family personal childhood emotional healing hospital Jesus love trauma Childhood trauma has the potential to have an adverse, even disabling affect upon our adult lives. Thankfully Jesus can put this right if we are prepared to bring out the hurt to Him. This is my story of one such time as a small boy. Food was scarce...

A Lump of Clay
on Jul 8, 2009 in Christian Christianity Jesus bible personal attitude lifestyle As children we used to make things in a wax, called Glitterwax. The idea was to take time in softening it in our warm hands, then fashion delicate ornaments like flower petals. Later our creations could be used again to make something even better, bu...

A Ready Answer
on Jul 3, 2009 in Christian Jesus bible biography personal evangelism listening I had a good company position, that is until the firm underwent a major reorganisation.  It seemed like all the jobs were tossed into the air and the way they fell to earth left me wondering where I fitted in. I couldn’t see the way forward, but s...

What I Learnt from a Mouldy Briefcase
on Jun 26, 2009 in Christian Christianity Jesus personal spiritual bible Holy Spirit love power I was carrying out much-needed clearance in our basement the other day and had reached the far end where stuff was piled high. Perched on the top was an old briefcase, that had been there so long is was gathering mould. I looked inside, thinking it c...