Children love the edges of things and so they build their castles on the shore. It's the lines, the edges, that bring definition and beauty. Without the lines, life is a formless void. The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful … [Read more...] about Principles, Not Rules
Charity
#6 Jesus and the Table
As lovely as the marriage bed is, eventually you will have to climb out of it in order to raid the fridge. Eating food is basic to our existence. It's essential nature and ultimate meaning points to Jesus, who gives His life as bread to the world. That makes our own sharing of … [Read more...] about #6 Jesus and the Table
Bed Blockers
Professor June Andrews, a former Scottish government official thinks that a coronavirus pandemic would be 'quite useful' in killing off hospital bed blockers. Bed blockers being the elderly in our community. Telegraph journalist, Jeremey Warner, says that killing off the … [Read more...] about Bed Blockers
Black Plagues and Beautiful Feet
No hugs, no kisses, no handshakes. That's the media mantra currently trying to control public and private behaviour in 2020 as fears of a viral pandemic escalate. Just what mankind doesn't need: More isolation from his fellow man. How should Christians view the fears of their … [Read more...] about Black Plagues and Beautiful Feet
Charity
Charity is an old word that typically stood for the word 'love' in modern bible translations. It was not, first and foremost, thought of as a feeling but an act of self-giving for the sake of our neighbour. Charity is the manifestation of God's grace in human kindness, mercy … [Read more...] about Charity
