by Bill Sayer Before computing became as popular as it is today, many offices had a machine called a word processor that a typist could use to create and store documents. It was essentially a hybrid between an old mechanical typewriter and a computer that we all have today. We too, are “word processors” of […]
WHEN Jesus was teaching about prayer, He taught that, when we pray, we should find a quiet, secluded place where we can be alone with God. God wants us to spend time with Him by ourselves. That doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t also pray with other people. Corporate prayer has a vital role to play […]
A couple of years ago, I was fascinated by a BBC News report about an endangered species of bird called the Regent Honeyeater which is found only in South Eastern Australia. It has a very sparse distribution over a vast area, and the male birds are now forgetting their own song, and mimicking the songs […]
I am sure you will agree that our hearts are an indispensable component of our bodies! If our hearts become damaged in some way (perhaps due to illness or a blockage), all that we could normally undertake would be seriously hampered. In the same way, the seat of our emotions (the heart of who we […]
As we turn on our televisions or read the newspapers, I am sure most of us will be saddened with a feeling of helplessness at the ever-increasing un-Godly ways that are portrayed in society. We read of organisations like Stonewall and Mermaids having ever greater influence, particularly in the lives of the young; calls for […]
From Andrew Stewart, New Life Church Derby Jesus said to him (the high priest), “It is as you said. Nevertheless, I say to you, hereafter you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.” Matthew 26v64 (NKJV) I’d like us to consider […]
The book of Ruth is just 4 short chapters long, but it is a beautiful story of tragedy, loyalty, love and fulfilment. Naomi’s husband had died, and then her two married sons also died, leaving Naomi, Ruth, and Orpah as widows. Naomi, now desolate and living in the midst of a famine, learns that food […]
from Bill Sayer Have you ever read a novel, only to be disappointed about the ending? Maybe the bad guy wins, or the good guy doesn’t get his romantic interest. With the benefit of life experiences, we know that not everything appears to end happily ever after. Maybe we have become conditioned by society to […]
Ira Kapitonova is with Ivan Kapitonov and Dmytro Bereza. But I have trusted in your steadfast love; my heart shall rejoice in your salvation. I will sing to the Lord, because he has dealt bountifully with me. Psalm 13:5-6 Today Russian troops shelled the area near Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) twice. They seriously damaged a high-voltage power line, […]
From a missionary serving in the Ukraine “Today we saw what is the loss, the devastation, the pain, the need. We see the real consequences of war. Behind me in the photo is just a speck of the Kyiv region – area that was a real battle field, occupied for over 40 days, shelled first […]
