Have you ever got a fright in the dark of night as you peer into the darkness to see what looks like a shadowy figure lurking in the shadows ready to pounce! The fright is intense and you reach out and switch on the light.. and it’s just a coat draped over a chair or…
DetailsI recently read the biography of A.W. Tozer (1897-1963), “A.W. Tozer: In Pursuit Of God”, by James L. Snyder. Tozer had little formal education when he started to preach, having grown up in a tiny farming community in Western Pennsylvania. Yet his soul was on fire for God, and he in turn would set congregations…
DetailsA new year arrives. We reflect upon that which has passed. We rejoice in our victories but yearn to change our failings. It’s a time when we tend to make new year resolutions but miss many in our lifestyle at the turn of next year. However… Change must become a lifestyle and Failure remain as…
DetailsI love to give…especially when I catch the person by surprise! That look of, “umm, me, for me?” It can be a physical gift, or shouting someone lunch or buying the coffees. Giving doesn’t always have to be about money. It could cost you a smile, some time, or forgoing ‘your rights’ to give to…
DetailsThe fleeting thoughts of did-I-fit-everything-in-the-car and did-I-forget-something jitters, as you reverse out the driveway, pass swiftly as you embark on that getaway camping holiday. The traffic, the impatience, the stress of that slow driver and caravans that clog the road to your relaxation destination. You arrive, the friends arrive, and the big unpack begins. Everything…
DetailsI just recieved an e-mail from a friend of mine, David McCracken, Christian Prophet with a message that he wanted to share. He wrote: At the close of one year and the beginning of a new one, I pondered as to what would be the most vital and important thing I could say to you…
Details“Good God Dad! Mum’s going to kill you for murdering her roses!”, was the shocked response from my son as I trimmed the roses back to stumps. I must admit my over-zealous efforts scared me a little as I surveyed my handywork. Through winter I watched those stumps, vowing to not complain when my wife…
DetailsWhen I think of a Seal (no not the black sea creature), I picture the wax seal seen on documents. Now days a seal can be a wax seal bearing an impressed figure, or an embossed figure in paper, with the purpose of authenticating a document. Wax seals were applied to letters and parcels to…
DetailsAt 5am on 11 November 1918, three German government representatives accepted the Armistice terms presented to them by an allied commander, General Foch of the French Army. The demands of the Armistice included the withdrawal of German forces to the east bank of the Rhine within 30 days; immediate cessation of warfare; and surrender of…
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