The English Language is weird! No two ways about it. For as long as I have spoken, my language has always been English. To my shame, I have always struggled when it comes to learning other languages. Over the years I have tackled French (c’est une catastrophe), I was hopeless at Hebrew and Greek was […]
I read a quote this morning that really made me stop and think, it comes from Henri Nouwen; To pray for others means to offer others a hospitable place where I can really listen to their needs and pains. Compassion, therefore, calls for a self-scrutiny that can lead to inner gentleness (Henri Nouwen – The […]
This morning, I sat down for my quiet time with my Bible, journal and reading notes. I have been working through the section in the Gospel of John where Jesus talks of Himself as “the good shepherd” (John 10 vs. 1 – 30). The particular verse that I was focusing on this morning was […]
It was a time of feasting in the city of Jerusalem. The feast of Tabernacles and 8-day festival of music and dancing, food and friendship. An 8-day party! A time when the Jewish people remembered God’s provision in the wilderness and looked forward to the day when all people will flow into Jerusalem to worship […]
Something interesting happened this morning which, sadly, my photo does not do justice too. My wife, Paula, was setting up the song and reading boards (yes, we still have them) when she called me to come from my office to look at something, “just look at that” she said. I took a look at […]