WHAT gifts are you expecting for Christmas? What gifts are you hoping to give this Christmas? In Katherine Davis’s Christmas carol, the little drummer boy was too poor to afford a gift, so, instead, he played his drum for Jesus, and baby Jesus smiled with approval, The carol in the Bleak Midwinter, penned by Christina […]
From Rodney Shotter, Brighton & Hove Luke 1: 46-55 Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord.”One of my hobbies is bird watching and I have spent many a pleasant hour in a hide watching the antics of birds on lakes, in woodland or on the sea shore. Binoculars are a must because they magnify what […]
Time passes… Time always passes. Time doesn’t stand still, doesn’t wait for us to be less busy or for us to be better prepared for what is about to come. It’s one of the things we can’t stop, can’t control, no matter how much we try. It just… passes. And every new tick joins a […]
from Ian Toone, lay member of New Life Church Derby EARLIER this week, many of our American friends will have been celebrating Thanksgiving. We can all think of things for which to be grateful, and it can be beneficial to develop a general attitude of gratitude every day of our lives, rather than confine it […]
from Andrew Stewart, New Life Church Derby “Let My people go…” “Who is the LORD, that I should obey His voice to let Israel go?” See Exodus 5:1-4 In the first encounter between Moses and Pharaoh all the power is seemingly with Pharaoh. He is established, secure in his position. This request from Moses seems […]
(A recipe from a friend that’s been in my collection for many years) Mix together: 1C butter (8oz) 1 1/2 C sugar (12 oz) 2 eggs Stir in: 12 oz plain flour 3 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp salt Roll into little balls and roll in sugar and cinnamon mix Bake 190C for 8-10 min […]
from April Harris (www.AprilJHarris.com) INGREDIENTS INSTRUCTIONS
St Seraphim Soup From Soups from a Monastery Kitchen, Brother Victoire-Antoine, Arcadia Publishing 1996) 4 servings Ingredients 4 tablespoons butter or oil 8 oz, (225g) rice 3 pts, (1.71) boiling water 1 large carrot, grated 1 onion, sliced I green pepper, cut into small pieces 2 tablespoons chopped parsley salt and pepper to taste sprinkle […]
Gluten Free Brownies Ingredients
“THERE is nothing worth living for unless it is worth dying for.” So said Elisabeth Elliot, whose husband, Jim Elliot, died a martyr’s death at the age of 28 , while trying to bring Christianity to a remote tribe of people living in the Amazon rain forest. This is reminiscent of Jesus’ teaching that it […]
