• Outrageous Grace..

    Outrageous Grace..

    We celebrate today the most beauteous and precious gift given freely to mankind which came to us in such humble form. Undeserving as we are to the mercy and love of God, He did not leave us in our wretched state, but God chose to come to us, Immanuel and we are so grateful and…

  • Christmas “cat”astrophe…

    Christmas “cat”astrophe…

    Last year our Christmas Eve was interrupted by our cat being a bit too inquisitive. This year she has also found the Christmas presents under the tree and I took this photo of her last night looking like she was planning more mischief. It reminded me of last year. It didn’t put the neighbours off…There…

  • Deep Joy..

    Deep Joy..

    Over the last few days, I have read a number of posts by fellow bloggers on “joy” and given it’s the season “to be joyful” I thought I would “joy-n” in…here’s a post I wrote on joy..enjoy x Do you need some joy in your hearts today my friends? A re-discovering of the joy in…

  • ‘Tis the Season for”..

    ‘Tis the Season for”..

    The glory of God revealed on earth. “Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid. Then the angel said…

  • Awe and Wonder…

    Awe and Wonder…

    This time last year my talk at church was about “Christmas Means”. I had chosen as my theme: “Emmanuel which means God with us.” “Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.”Matthew 1:23 “Therefore the Lord himself will give…

  • Come and See…

    Come and See…

    The infant lying in His mother’s arms,The Shepherds bowing at His feet,Strange visitors from another place,bringing precious gifts and treasures.Come and see,The son answering a mother’s request,Water into wine,The multiplied bread and fish,To feed the hungry,The opening of eyes blind from birth,To see Mercy’s face.Come and see,The man leaping, dancing, praising,Rescued from a bed of…

  • The Wind…

    The Wind…

    The wind blows where it wishes. Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’ The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.” John 3:7-8 There…