In seeking to understand something of the background to the current problems in the Middle East, I’ve been in a dialogue with a friend about Islam and its relations to Christianity and Judiasm. I’ve also been reading a book called ‘Touching the Soul of Islam’ by Bill Musk, in an attempt to understand something of […]
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How much do you think you are worth? Every year I get a pension statement showing how much I have paid in and how much I should get when I retire. It also states how much will get paid out should I die while working. Also every year I get a benefit statement, which says […]
The psalms have been the song book of the people of God for many years and some of them (like psalm 83) can worry us – especially as they were used in public worship! So how do we make sense of these troubling verses. One of the most important interpretive keys for scripture is that […]
Confrontation is frequently seen in a negative light! We tend to respond differently when confrontation presents itself. This could be as follows: The goal is ‘I’m right and you’re wrong’! It’s my duty to put you right! I’m uncomfortable – so I’ll withdraw; conflicts are hopeless, people cannot change! It’s better to be nice, stay […]
Summer may bring the opportunity to cross borders and visit foreign lands. If you are based in the UK this means border controls to enter or leave the country where someone checks your passport. However, being based in The Netherlands, and holidaying in Italy by car recently, I crossed Dutch, Belgian, French, Swiss, German and […]
It’s funny how things come along in twos! Twice this week I have heard the idea that it would be good to be born with the wisdom of old age and, as time goes by and we become younger, using that wisdom to benefit our more youthful years. The first instance was watching a DVD […]
Perhaps I should stay out of the kitchen. I’m not talking about our kitchen at home; I’m talking about church kitchens, where my brothers and sisters in ‘the tea-towel’ are our church family. It can get hot in there. I like to think I have a thick skin, but last Sunday I discovered that the […]
I was reminded the other day of that moment when you are sitting just outside the breaking surf and look out to sea and see an enormous set of waves heading your way. There’s a mixture of emotions. On one hand that’s what you’re there for – the perfect wave; but on the other hand […]
In a materialistic society what interests you most, what and are you passionate about?; Football, food and drink, theatre and music, fishing, gambling, holidays, internet/computing, Jesus Christ, money finances, etc. Or are you Passive about; Religion, politics, watching TV, motor racing, going to bingo, volunteering, Facebook, Twitter, etc? Whether we are old or young we […]
A few years back you could buy paint in a range of colours, but there was only ever one white and that was brilliant! Then a well known paint company – famous for its old English sheep dog – brought out four new whites with names like barley white and apple white. Looking on their […]
