Category: Jesus

  • The Invitation..

    The Invitation..

    “Ho! Everyone who thirsts, Come to the waters; And you who have no money, Come, buy and eat. Yes, come, buy wine and milk Without money and without price.”‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭55‬:‭1‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ The words of Isaiah 55 remind us that Jesus issues this invitation to all – regardless of race, gender, creed or colour. Jesus calls…

  • Shout for Joy…Advent Joy

    Shout for Joy…Advent Joy

    It’s today we reflect on Joy as the third candle of Advent is lit. This is my shout for Joy today. I’m shouting it out loudly and joyfully so all can hear the good news. God is good, worthy of all praise and glory. He has taken me who was destined for death and judgement…

  • I came, I saw, I conquered..

    I came, I saw, I conquered..

    Alan’s post today about the deeper meaning of the Christmas Carol “O come, O come Emmanuel” which you can read here Considering Carols at Christmas reminded me of this poem I wrote some years ago. Veni Vidi Vici I came, Down from heaven, Expected yet unexpected, Into humanity, Into your lives, A little helpless babe,…

  • Come and See Jesus this Christmas..

    Come and See Jesus this Christmas..

    I was thinking yesterday of how so many Christmas songs and carols invite us to come and see and to come and take part in the wonder of Christmas. It reminded me of the invitation Jesus extends to all of us….come and see. This Christmas we extend the invitation to others to “Come and see”…

  • Peace this Advent..

    Peace this Advent..

    Today we light the second Advent candle which represents peace. “Then the Lord said to him, “Peace be with you; do not fear, you shall not die.” So Gideon built an altar there to the Lord, and called it The- Lord – Is -Peace. Judges 6:23-24 JEHOVAH SHALOM Shalom Peace means rest, harmony, wholeness, completeness,…

  • I will leave a light on…

    I will leave a light on…

    This post has been one of my most read posts since I started blogging in 2018. I hope it blesses you and encourages you today. Last night, my two daughters went into the City to meet friends. It was going to be a late night so they were either going to stay over at their…

  • Hope this Advent..

    Hope this Advent..

    Hope is represented by the first candle of Advent. I have come to realise that hope is not as easy to define as I once thought and can be easily misunderstood. My own hope in the past was not always properly formed and I think, when I reflect back, was either a false hope, a…