Somebody asked me what “they” can do to make a difference in our country at the moment. My mind always goes to that verse in Ephesians, “We are God’s workmanship” (Eph 2:10). The Greek word for “workmanship” is “poema”(POEM) – through what we do as Christian people, God is writing to the world. And we […]
I was thinking today of my friend Robyn and her dyslexia and it occurred to me we all have our problems and deficiencies. I thought of that very famous violinist Itzhak Perlman who went to play in Israel. There was much hype and great expectation for the concert. At last he stood on the stage […]
While the Great Plague and the Great Fire were ravaging London, Nicholas Herman of Loraine was admitted to the convent of the barefooted Carmelites in Paris. He was a heavy, awkward, clumsy looking man, who in his time had been a soldier and then a footman. At the age of 40 he had found God […]
(With thanks to Mita Frosthagen) To be accountable to someone helps me walk right, it helps sharpens me. Accountability is often used as a means of control. I don’t think control helps us grow and I don’t think anyone is beyond the need of being accountable to someone else. I believe accountability always needs to […]
(from a Facebook post) How beautiful pearls are. Still we must know that they are product of pain. Every Pearl is the consequence of an oyster that has been injured by a grain of sand that has entered inside. An oyster that has not been injured can not produce pearls… In the inner part of […]
Buying a house can lead to unexpected and expensive problems. We may say, “I didn’t sign for these problems when I bought the house”. Same for Christian: we begin enjoying the benefits of life in Christ Jesus (Ephesians 1/ 2), but can have our faith shaken when problems/ difficulties/ illness come along. We may be […]
