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The blanket in the cold

The blanket in the cold

The cold weather has finally hit us with temperatures below 0°c during the wee night and early morning. In spite of that, our toddler ironically decides that now is the best time to stop using a blanket..

  • A prayer of a wretched soul

    Desire burns within me, yet in ashes, For it isn’t for You, O Fountain of Life...

  • The Gospel Doesn’t Need Upgrading!

    Throughout our whole lives we seem driven by the desire to increase in knowledge. From the time we are born we start learning and as we get older we move on to more complicated and challenging subjects.

  • I Want It All, and I Want It Now

    Many people would say that music is a window into our soul; so many messages are communicated through the gift music it’s no wonder the lyrics of songs linger in the minds and hearts of our communities for many years after it has been released.

  • Number your days

    Numbering your days, or being aware of the time you have left on this earth, is important. It sharpens our focus and can provide an acute sense of appreciation for the day and the moment.

  • Personal God

    As followers of Jesus, we are blessed that we worship a God that we can have a personal, intimate relationship with. A God that is is so present for us all the time, and at any time that we turn to Him.

  • View: My journey into Christianity

    “Holy holy”. This was a term I self-labelled people who went to church. Even more so, I recall giving this phrase jokingly as a nickname and having some chuckles with my non-religious friends then.

  • Buying a house

    We found the one in 2016... beautiful pine wood walls, warm on a cold open-home day with a lovely fully-fenced garden. Facing the sun, three bedrooms, in our price range, good area... The wonderful list goes on and on.

  • The day I saved Christmas

    A few years ago, I saved Christmas. Normally that would sound like a misleading headlines, designed to grab a reader in and then impress you with my wit as I try to explain what I really meant.

  • Unfair Fight

    It was an unfair fight. The people of the Kingdom of Judah were hopelessly outmatched. This was the biggest battle their King had ever faced.

  • Our attitude towards Modern Israel

    The role of Israel and the Jewish people are a central and fundamental topic, or at least should be, in any Christians' formulation of their theology and worldview.

  • Bringing discipleship back into the room