Nov 30, 2024
Have you ever pricked a balloon with a needle? One moment it’s this happy, red balloon floating through the air. The next moment, bang! And it’s this limp, lifeless bit of plastic lying on the ground.
I often think that our bad times are made all the worse, when they’ve come off the back of some very good...
Nov 29, 2024
We all have certain things we own, that are special, that we treasure. So we take incredibly good care of them.
Back in my early school years I received a brand, new pencil case for my birthday made of brown, shiny plastic – probably not all that expensive, but my heart soared as I unwrapped it. My very, own, brand...
Nov 28, 2024
The ability to discern someone’s intentions is incredibly important. Because not everyone is who they appear to be. Not everyone’s going to do what they promise to do. That’s just the world we live in.
I have to tell you, when I first met the teenager who is now my daughter’s husband and father of their two...
Nov 27, 2024
As movie themes go, love stories would have to be amongst the most popular of all genres. Sure there are action movies, dramas, even horror films (not my thing!). But love stories, I think, top them all. Why is that?
Well, have you ever analysed one of those love story movies; looked at the plot and the characters to...
Nov 26, 2024
According to the press, the church is dying. That has many a vested interest group shouting for joy. What’s rarely mentioned though, is that in many parts of the world, the church is thriving, indeed multiplying.
So, what do you think? Are you happy to see more people become Christians, or do you perhaps see it as...