A number of years ago while my husband was pastoring in Georgia, I had this question posed to me one afternoon by an adult visitor to my home. The lady in question was an emotional wreck. She kept trying to analyze why there is so much hurt and suffering in this world...
As I write I'm sitting outside, enjoying an absolutely beautiful day. The sun is brilliant and the sky is deep blue. The trees are putting on their autumn colors. The air is cool, crisp and refreshing. I can hear the sound of children playing, birds chirping, and a...
"If it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach" (Romans 12:7) The faith that I have in my heart was planted by three teachers. One was a young man called Billy, who wanted to be a missionary in Africa, but he couldn’t go because his eyesight was...
The fire siren sounded in the calm of the evening and two huge fire-tankers rumbled along the road. An alarm system had been installed in the community and somebody had the sense to push the alarm button at the first sign of trouble. Much later we learned that a major...
I settled down late last evening to watch the modern version of ‘The Time Machine’. The film taken from the novel by H.G. Wells. It has been a favourite film of mine, but I must say I do still prefer the original, made in the late 60’s starring Rod Taylor. Although I...
When we struggled financially, our greatest extravagance was to cook a leg of lamb for Christmas dinner. We could imagine nothing more privileged than to have such a meal in our frugal household and Christmas was made the more special because of this one extravagance....
"The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge. There is no speech or language where their voice is not heard." (Ps. 19:1-3) It's a rare experience to be...
Esther stood before the king with this statement of faith “If I perish,I perish” Totally aware of the consequences of standing before the king without being summoned, she put her flesh aside and all of her own ambitions and under the mantle of her destiny, she acted...
Generations of sheep have made tracks in our neighbour's paddock just outside our fence. Year after year, the sheep walk in single file to parts of the paddock essential to their needs. Their water supply, particular shade places where they rest during the day and...
I was always taught to be courteous even when I was treated with utter disrespect. Regardless of how I was treated, I was expected to remain courteous at the very least. However, I think I have found a great deal of selective courtesy and it offends me because it is...