Advent 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 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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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, and the true story of the young woman I met, for whom rejection by her parents was all too real. I wonder if you relate to Charlie…
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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 my stories. He was disowned by his father and mother . Then there is the true story of the young woman I knew for whom rejection by…
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God Looks at Our Hearts
The Bible makes it clear that while we tend to judge people according to their external appearance, God is more interested in the heart. He searches people’s hearts and rewards them according to what He sees. 1 Samuel 16:7 “But the LORD said to Samuel, ‘Do not look at his appearance or at his physical…
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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 this from his staff! If ever anyone had cause to complain about how life was treating them, then Paul of Tarsus would be a candidate. His life…
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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 visiting the medieval church of St Clements at Rodel in the Outer Hebrides. Rodel is a small village at the southern tip of the Isle of Harris.…
