
STORIES AND REFLECTIONS
Hi! I’m John. I’ve always loved writing creatively. I remember the thrill of first seeing my work in print – a poem in the School Magazine. Later, in the process of accepting Jesus Christ as my Lord and Saviour when I was at University, I found myself writing about that whole journey from unbelief to belief.
Now after a long pause I have returned to this first love. I am once again writing stories, both long (which I will serialise) and short, about how lives are completely changed, renewed and transformed by the healing power of God’s love. My words will tell of this new relationship that brings with it abundant life. It is a life that brings with it a deep peace, that Hebrew concept of shalom, that the world cannot supply, no matter how hard it tries!
And I will also post short reflections as God, by His Holy Spirit, reveals precious insights of his love for each one of us and the purposes He has for all our lives.
I love storytelling, so I hope these blog posts, based on my own experience of God – as Father, Son and Holy Spirit, may bring others closer to Him too. I pray that those who read my words may experience for themselves their own “journey of restoration”, their own journey into an ever deepening relationship with a loving, forgiving and yet all-powerful Father.
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L is for Level (and Lebanon)
“The trees of the Lord are well watered, the cedars of Lebanon that He planted (Psalm 104:16) I love trees! I love forests, woods, hedgerows, and best of all, trees growing in solitary splendour. Trees have long featured in my life. I was brought up on a farm of cherry and plum trees. Today’s orchards…
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SHORT STORIES
SERIALISED STORIES
Henry and Claire Jones
Ellie
Jamie Button
Evie Smith
REFLECTIONS
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L is for Level (and Lebanon)
“The trees of the Lord are well watered, the cedars of Lebanon that He planted (Psalm 104:16) I love trees! I love forests, woods, hedgerows, and best of…
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God is my Father and He loves me! – Part 2
In the first Part of this reflection, I wrote about two people – the fictitious Charlie Parker, disowned by his father and mother in one of my stories, …
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God is my Father and He loves me! – A Reflection
In the first Part of this two part Reflection I want to introduce you to two people – the fictitious Charlie Parker who features in a number of…
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“Prisoner 83839 says he doesn’t need anything!”
Contentment in a world of discontent “Prisoner 83839 says he doesn’t need anything and is completely content!” You can just imagine the incredulity of a Prison Governor hearing…
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Christian Hope and the Imagination
Here are a few lines I wrote long ago in 1974. I rediscovered them in an old journal while attempting some decluttering! The words were written immediately after…
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Regeneration – The Wye Double Digger and Nicodemus
In 1972 I was elated to find myself a first year undergraduate at London University’s Agricultural College in the very English village of Wye in Kent. I was…
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