Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow. It empties today of its strength. Corrie Ten Boom Many of us spend our lives worrying, whether it’s over trivial matters and urgent matters – we find any excuse to worry! […]
Read MoreWinning over Worry
Can the Bible help when I’m feeling anxious?
In these social media dominated driven days, anxiety is an ever-growing ill – but it is nothing new. The Bible has a great deal to say about anxiety, depression and despair and many of the heroes and heroines […]
Read More‘He is always faithful’ – a letter from the Bible Society in Iraq
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. John 1:5 (NIV) Greetings from Iraq! I give thanks to the Lord for He is always faithful despite the very hard times in Iraq. He is […]
Read MoreWhere is God in the Midst of Conflict?
I’m a big fan of Corrie Ten Boom. I read her book, The Hiding Place, as a teenager, and ever since have marveled at the depth of her faith and faithfulness to God. If you haven’t read her […]
Read MoreToddlers, Tantrums and Timeouts
There are tears and there are tantrums but there’s nothing quite like a toddler meltdown to ruin a perfectly good day on holiday. I can remember having several such meltdowns myself at an early age when we went […]
Read MoreThe simple art of being
I have not long returned from a holiday in the Outer Hebrides. As I reflect upon it now, it was an exercise in ‘being’ rather than ‘doing’ in which I was aware of God taking me deeper into […]
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