
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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The Light of the World
Smellies! “Smell this one Papa! It’s really nice!” My four year old granddaughter calls across the garden centre from her favourite spot among the candles and smellies. I dutifully join her and smell the candle. “Oh that’s lovely!” I agree. “What smell is that, Papa? I look at the packaging and report that it is…
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SHORT STORIES
SERIALISED STORIES
REFLECTIONS
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The Light of the World
Smellies! “Smell this one Papa! It’s really nice!” My four year old granddaughter calls across the garden centre from her favourite spot among the candles and smellies. I…
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In Understanding be Men – 3
Part 3: Towards a Deeper Understanding Beloved ones, don’t remain as immature children in your reasoning. As it relates to evil, be like newborns, but in your thinking…
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In Understanding be Men – 2
Part 2: Half Understanding Seeking to understand Back at Wye after Easter I became friends with the “Travelling Secretaries” from the Intervarsity Christian Fellowship (IVCF). When they visited…
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In Understanding be Men -1
Part 1: Not Understanding Introduction Last week I posted a Reflection called “…Lean not on your own understanding”. It was a partial quote from Proverbs 3:5,6: “Trust in…
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….Lean not on your own understanding
I had a new chess set for Christmas, my intention to start playing again in an effort to keep my mind sharp in my old age (and I…
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From Rome to Colossae with Love
It’s early in the morning and I am sitting at my desk, curtains still closed, my study light dimmed. The curtains are closed to stop me being distracted…
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