Encouragement
Cling to the Faithful God
Recently I have been reading through Joshua. It is a great book and I think when reading it is really amazing to see how God remained faithful to the Israelites despite all their grumbling in the wilderness and how He brought them safely into the promised land. The book is packed full of great verses [...]
The Greatest time of the Year!
I think Easter has to be the greatest time of the year. It is brilliant that in this country Good Friday is still given as a bank holiday – it gives Christians the chance on this day to be able to reflect on the Christ who went to the cross for them.
It is the time [...]
A Word on Suffering
I think one of the responsibilities of a blogger is to share the wisdom of others on certain issues, especially something as big as suffering. I like to put thoughts of the day on here by Dr Billy Graham and here is another great one:
Suffering teaches us patience. These words were found penned on the [...]
This is my Story – Fanny Crosby
I dont know about you but I love hearing stories about Christians from days gone by who have overcome adversity and rejoiced in Jesus all the more!
My cousin Paul sent me this artice he had done and I thought it was well worth posting!
Frances Jane “Fanny” Crosby (1820-1915) was an American hymn writer and poetess, [...]
Why read 'The Reason for God'?
I am just coming to the end of reading The Reason for God by Tim Keller. With just one chapter to go I can say already that it is a book I would recommend to anyone and this is why:
If you are a skeptic, agnostic, atheist or in any way negative towards the Christian faith [...]
It Is Well With My Soul
Behind many songs and hymns there are incredible stories that have inspired them. This is especially true of the hymn‘When peace like a river (it is well with my soul).
The hymn was written by a man named Horatio Spafford who lived in the 1800’s. Spafford went through a period of his life where several horrible [...]