Call me Scrooge but I’m not sure about Christmas Community Meals. Do they really help? Ok, I know for sure there are many people alone and in need of food. A nice Christmas dinner or lunch with some entertainment is wonderful. What I question is the power relationship between those that […]
A Wellness Path
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We all have an identity, a name we have been given, and can identify with. The connection deepens when we learn each other’s name. Each morning I start my day in a comfortable chair, listen to the Bible, thinking about the day ahead, and making a list of tasks. Often […]
If you’re digging for dirt, you’re always going to find it, and you’re always going to overlook the gold. I was watching one of the many T.V. cop shows the other night and they were ‘digging for dirt’. The detectives were scouring over the history of a suspect looking […]
Try harder, you can do it, just memorise these verses/insights, pray more, … just STOP IT. Ever felt frustrated at change in yourself. You try to stop doing the things that annoy you and others. You try and try and try. You have people in your life who think you’re […]
Art takes you places and invites you to savour new thoughts and ideas. Recently I came across this picture of Jesus and the Little Children. Painted by Carl Bloch it grabbed my attention. The people brought children to Jesus, hoping he might touch them. The disciples shooed them off. But […]
Revulsion. My stomach turned but so did my heart. I looked at the pictures, and I was revolted. I am not going to share the image with you or even describe it. I do want to ask you, though, if there is anything that just triggers a feeling of revulsion. […]
Sometimes you have to let the little fish go. Those little offenses that need to be forgiven and let go of. I think I must have been aged 6 or 7 when I caught my first fish. It was a sprat. I went on to catch other fish. When […]
What would you like your pastor to know about Mental Illness? Recently I posted a question via my various Social Networks. Forty-six responses. What would you add to the list? Here are the responses I received. I would want my pastor to know … Awareness is key. Become educated on […]
It moved me. The other night I watched the movie ‘Lincoln’ and even though I am not an American and I don’t have a great understanding of American history, there was one particular scene right at the start that spoke volumes to me. Abraham Lincoln was with his Union […]
Safety valves We all need someone to confide in. A listening ear. Sympathetic company. Though some things are too close for comfortable sharing. Too painful to pass on to another. They can remain hidden deep inside. Buried, to all intents and purposes. Or we choose to release in […]