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, [...]
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 [...]
Our Response to Haiti
I’m sure that all of us have seen the disturbing, life-shattering pictures and reports coming out of Haiti since the earthquake last week.
For all the power man believes they have, there is nothing that the human race can do to prevent events such as these, we are completely at the mercy of God. In light [...]
Different Lives – Being Aliens and Strangers
This morning I listened to a sermon by Ian Barclay on Romans 12:1-2. I have heard a lot of people explain these two verses before, especially in the context of proving that our worship is not just our singing!
Ian started by looking at the doxology that comes just before in Romans 11: 33-36, this doxology [...]
Storms…
Sometimes when things are rubbish in life it is really easy to over complicate things and to get into a deeper mess. The easiest thing is, so often, to look to yourself to solve the problem. Below is (yet another!) great thought from Billy Graham on how to deal with storms in life.
Are storms in [...]