I have always been attracted to shiny things. I used to joke about it and say I was part crow. As I have gotten older, I still find I have a weakness for things that are shiny, but now I find that if I bring them home, they often don’t Read more…
There is nothing as satisfying as an ice-cold drink on a swelteringly hot day. We’ve all been there, covered in sweat – dying of thirst – and then you get handed a glass covered with condensation, filled with ice and your favourite beverage. It tastes even better when you don’t Read more…
I have just finished reading the book of Jeremiah right through. I can’t say that I was familiar with the overall story of the book before. This time, the beauty of the whole picture just clicked for me. Throughout the story, Jeremiah begged Judah to repent and change their ways. Read more…
This week, one phone call sent my world spinning.I didn’t see it coming. Suddenly, like Peter, who had been walking on top of the waves in faith, I found myself focusing on the waves and struggling not to drown – in fear. Like Peter, I also cried out, Lord, HELP!! Read more…
Recently, when reading Romans chapter 8, I realized that when man sinned and became cursed by God, the curse of death was more than spiritual and physical death. It was also a loss of purpose. The earth was also cursed. I have always lumped the earth being cursed into the Read more…
I think every child has played hide and seek at one time or another. Today, as I read Peter’s declaration and Jesus’s answer in John chapter 13, it reminded me of the childhood game hide and seek and the trigger statement that sets it all in play: “Ready or not Read more…