Past blog posts
I listened to an interesting talk recently on “resting in the Lord” from Psalm 37:7.
To rest in the Lord isn’t about sitting back and doing nothing – rather it is a process of learning to roll with the punches, knowing God is in charge. It is about keeping going, whatever our...
Christmas time is approaching, and gives rise to many thoughts, not the least of which is whether Christians should celebrate the occasion at all, or whether the positive aspects of a “Season of Goodwill” are sufficient to compensate for a general licence to “eat, drink and be merry.”
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Dear Brothers, Sisters and Friends in the Lord,
“Seek and ye shall find.” We are all familiar with Christ’s instruction and believe that God will increase our understanding if we diligently apply ourselves to studying his word. It is true that God does want us to...
The Christadephian Support Network promotes marriages that last, but sometimes because of our weaknesses, relationships break down. While certainly not advocating that divorce is all right, we acknowledge that we are human. Most of us know someone who has experienced the pain...
Dear brothers, sisters and friends in the Lord,
James 5:16 encourages us to “Confess your faults one to another and pray for one-another”.
Such a practice originally designed to encourage self-examination and promote mutual support can actually take a lot of trust and...
“Mrs Francis Smith, Room 34, would like to be taken outside into the sunshine.”
It was my first day as a volunteer at the aged care home. “You can do this”, I encouraged myself, “you’re 65, spent your whole life talking and motivating people, this is just an old lady for ...
When a person is able to feel and communicate genuine acceptance of another, he possesses a capacity for being a powerful helping agent for the other. His acceptance of the other, as he is, is an important factor in fostering a relationship in which the other person can grow, develop, make...
