In 2 Corinthians chapter 1, Paul is explaining his change of plan to his friends in the church at Corinth. It seems likely that they were disappointed, perhaps even critical of, his change of plan. Possibly Paul felt that he was looking unreliable and vacillating, because in verse 17 he asks, ‘do I make my […]

It occurred to me (after writing yesterday’s blog) that sometimes it is hard to ‘give’ to others when we are actually carrying a lot of stuff ourselves. That is to say that, when we are carrying heavy burdens that weigh us down and preoccupy us, it is sometimes hard to notice those opportunities to ‘give’ […]

Before Christmas we were thinking a good deal about asking our Father God for those things that we need Him to provide for us and that we want Him to do for us and for others. Christmas increases our faith in asking as it reminds us that there is, at the heart of Christianity, a […]

This comes with our very best wishes for a Happy New Year, and our prayers that all of us will have a heightened awareness of the love of God and of His presence with us in 2022. May we recognise, each day, His kindness and care for us, His hand in our lives working for […]