Devotion
Alive for a Reason
I have just been reading one of the most beautiful affirmations of just how special we are to our Creator God. We have all, every single one of us, been made for a unique and special reason. Not one of us is a mistake. Not one of us has arrived on planet Earth in the […]
Pancakes
Six year old Brandon decided one Saturday morning to make his parents some pancakes. He found a big bowl and spoon, pulled a chair to the counter, opened the cupboard, and pulled out the heavy flour canister, spilling it on the floor. He scooped some of the flour into the bowl with his hands, mixed […]
Faith, Hope and Charity
From G. K. Chesterton (Essential Writings, Why I’m Not a Pagan; Orbis Books pgs. 116-117): “…the Christian virtues of Faith, Hope and Charity are in their essence as unreasonable as they can be. As the word ‘unreasonable’ is open to misunderstanding, the matter may be more accurately put by saying that each one of these […]
Letting the Past Be Past
Is it difficult for you to forgive? To let the past be past? It is for me. Nearly impossible sometimes. I’m a little like the elderly Virginian woman who lived to see her beloved Richmond occupied by Union troops after the American Civil War. The matron was walking down a Richmond street when she tripped […]
I’m Changing – Like Yeast!
The change process begins when we invite the True Seed of the Divine to dwell within. The Seed of God plants itself into the human soul, and enables the soul to grow so that we become more wholesome, loving and caring people. It connects us forever with Divine Love, which will never, ever die. The […]
Love And Live With Courage And Faith
[“Courage is living life in face of fear”, Bryan Patterson in the Sunday Herald Sun] Poet Patrick Overton said we stand every day at the edge of possibilities, inbetween what was and what will be. We choose to confront that with either faith or fear. “When you come to the end of everything you know, […]
Life is sometimes like being a Salmon
by Kim Thoday I was recently involved in one of our Church’s small groups where we were asked to consider what life is. Our small group facilitator handed each of us a coloured piece of paper with a picture on it and the caption: “Life is .” We were then invited to fill in the […]
Turn away from idolatry and worship the one true God
Turn away from idolatry and worship the one true God. Return to God Lenten meditations on justice and peace March 20, Friday Readings: Hosea 14:2-10, Psalm 81, Mark 12:28-34 Today’s message is simple. Turn away from idolatry and worship the one true God. What is the greatest commandment Jesus asks? To love God with all […]
Nigerian Archbishop talks to young people
Conference – ‘Abuja AYF 2004’ by the Primate of all Nigeria (Anglican Communion), the Most Revd Peter J Akinola ACNS 3869 | NIGERIA | 16 AUGUST 2004 A keynote address to the Anglican Youth Fellowship Conference – ‘Abuja AYF 2004’ by the Primate of all Nigeria (Anglican Communion), the Most Revd Peter J Akinola [Church […]
Walking Hand In Hand With God
WALKING HAND IN HAND WITH GOD. When we place our hand – and we must take the initiative in this – into the strong and loving hand of Jesus, who is God’s Son, we will find that we have a most wonderful Guide to help us and show us how to live. At any time […]
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