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The word ‘Easter’ is derived from the Anglo Saxon ‘Estre’. It was the name of a Norse  Goddess whose festival was celebrated at the time of the vernal equinox – it marked the dawn of a new year, and the end of the season of winter. Over the many Centurys, pagan...

'God contracted to a span, incomprehensibly made man' declared the Hymn writer. The Christmas Story is a message of lavishing, unmerited Love; for God gave us His best when He gave us His Son. Time has not altered the event of over 20 Century’s ago, nor has its memory...

It was late evening and I had been comfortably sat viewing a documentary on TV when suddenly I decided to stretch my limbs a little so I wandered out into the garden. It was a clear evening with the light from the moon illuminating the surroundings and immediately I...

Someone once said that "The will of God will never place us where the grace of God cannot keep us..." Many years ago during my early employment years, and whilst experiencing a time of financial hardships, I was to have the truth of this proverbial saying etched into...

"Ah, but a man’s reach should exceed his grasp, or what’s a Heaven for." Robert Browning Of all the extraordinary accounts of faith that are recorded in Hebrews 11, none is so remarkable as that concerning Abraham, who, having received the call from God, moved out and...

A Friend of God was a Title given to Abraham because of his close relationship and his faithfulness. In an age of Pagan worship and of multiple devotions to a variety of gods, Abraham stood out as a man apart. He had more than traditional religion, but a friendship...

"Verily, Verily, I say unto you, except a Corn of Wheat fall into the ground and die, it abides alone; but if it die, It brings forth much fruit" (John 12:24). And can it be that I should gain an interest in the Saviours Blood, Died He for me, who caused...

From the lowly acorn grows the mighty Oak Tree; humble beginnings perhaps, yet great things often spring from small beginnings. But what of small beginnings, we must never despise them. From small beginnings forest fires are ignited and great movements are born. From...

‘What a difference a year makes’ is a point often made. For within the earth’s annual orbit around the sun, great distances are covered. Progress is certainly being made as the laws of planetary motion are obeyed; energies are being unleashed, forces are at work as...

The great Faith chapter of Hebrews 11 grabs our attention with a profound declaration:  "Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen" or, as the revised version puts it, "The assurance of things hoped for, the proving of things not...

The great Abraham Lincoln once uttered some very true and challenging words; that ‘Destiny is not a matter of Chance; it is a matter of Choice.’  Each day we are faced by having to make choices and decisions; these affect our thought patterns, and that leads on to...

Have you ever sat and relaxed with a good book beside a quiet meandering stream, along with the warm rays of the sun on your face, a gentle, caressing breeze blowing through your hair, and with the sound of the leaves rustling in the distance, with the measured cooing...

Nothing will influence our lives like our perspective of things, for what we see will become the motivating force in our Christian lives. What sustained Moses in the wilderness and David on the run from Saul, and many others, was their vision and knowledge.

"Time and tide wait for no man" so the proverb goes. From the beginning of creation, man has had to come to terms with the time factor. We measure time by various signs – the relentless changing of the seasons, the shadow lying across a dial, the daily setting of the...

"Love of Christ so freely given, Grace of God beyond degree, Mercy higher than the Heaven, Deeper than the Rolling Sea."  So wrote the hymn writer. There is an essential attribute of God; a force; a feeling, a powerful and dominant desire that in its identity is...

Words are cheap, we say; and so they are! They tumble from our lips like water gushing from a geyser, very often unsparingly; a relentless flow of expression, of sound and fury, of chatter; words that hurt and injure; words that provoke and subdue; foolish words,...

"I will exalt you my God and King; I will praise your name for ever and ever; Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; ‘His Greatness’ no one can fathom. They will speak of the glorious splendour of your majesty, and I will meditate on your wonderful works". So...

"What matters more is not how we start, but how well we finish." The year was around 750 BC and unforeseen events in the Northern Kingdom were soon to affect the life of a young man who was destined for a high calling, but whose focus had perhaps become earthbound and...

"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you a prophet to the nations." So spoke the Word of the Lord to Jeremiah. What fear, trepidation and uncertainty must have gripped Jeremiah as he received those words...

Some time ago, whilst sitting on a park bench, I found myself observing a group of teenagers having fun on a roundabout. There seemed to be total disorder, chaos and confusion as they fought for position; the activity was feverish, the speed furious as the wheel sped...

‘Exercising the will of the overcomer’ is to prevail over something; it is to win a victory; to subdue and to succeed. Let us first consider 3 famous successful people. Benjamin Franklin dropped out of school at the age of ten because his parents, due to poverty,...

"Ah, but man’s reach should exceed his grasp, or what’s a Heaven for" wrote the poet Browning. During a recent reading of a book, I came across a quote from Benjamin Franklin that spoke to me and made me think: "Without continual growth and progress, such words as...

To be an opportunist you have to seize what is opportune and inviting, to lay hold of and to grasp favourable occasions as they appear and pass by. Here’s a quote from Shakespeare that carries sound truth and one that speaks to me of boldness when making decisions, and exercising initiative when making a choice that matters. “There is a tide in the affairs of men that, when taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; omitted, then all the voyage of their lives are lost in shallows and despair”.

"Your eye shall see the King in his beauty; they shall behold a far stretching land" wrote Isaiah. How important is the eye of faith? The scriptures tell us that "without vision the people perish". Of all the extraordinary accounts of vision/faith that are recorded in...

"As long has the earth endures, seedtime and harvest will never cease" Genesis 8.22 Let’s begin with a declaration of affirmation: The seeds that we plant will reproduce after their own kind, whether good or for bad. We don’t necessarily reap when we sow or where we...