This time of year is one where people show friendship, often in the giving of gifts. The first Christmas was an act of the deepest friendship where God moved towards us in giving the most precious gift He had to give – Jesus, His Son. He made the first move to us. There are many […]
An Invitation To Cast Your Cares Upon The Lord Life places heavy loads on us – physically, emotionally, and spiritually – and even the strongest among us eventually reach a breaking point. From statistics on rising mental health struggles to real-life stories of people weighed down by despair, it’s clear we were never meant to […]
A Pastoral Christian letter for anyone drawing closer to God but feeling spiritually attacked; drawing closer to God may bring challenges and spiritual resistance, but He equips, protects, and stays with you always – so you can stand firm, knowing nothing can separate you from His love.
A Pastoral Christian letter offering reassurance and reflection on how emotional and physical disconnection can reveal the deeper need for spiritual connection. This Pastoral Christian letter serves as reassurance to Poppy that her loneliness can be a doorway to deeper spiritual connection with God, who offers comfort and purpose in hardship, encouraging her to trust […]
Human diversity has never been more celebrated than it is today. Yet regardless of culture, race, language, chromosomes and physical characteristics, every human has other aspects that lead to uniqueness within our kind. Experiences, upbringing, hobbies, attitudes, personalities, abilities and tastes to name but a few. However, what we all have in common is that we are part of the human race – each the same yet different. Seeds from this dandelion will result in clones – often regarded as a weed, this little flower has medicinal properties, can be eaten or drunk like sweet coffee and goes through stages of resembling the sun, the moon and stars! Whilst the scientific name is Taraxacum meaning bitter herb, the popular name comes from the French ‘dent de lion’ as the root resembles the tooth of a lion. Each dandelion and every human is one of its kind – only Jesus is ‘THE one of a kind’, truly Divine.
Is the hope you have a shifting verb or a steadfast noun? You can hope for many things that may never happen but the Christian hope is an anchor- like noun.
‘We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, where our forerunner, Jesus, has entered on our behalf’ – Hebrews 6:19-20
To have such a hope without substance would be to pass a verdict without evidence but we are not called to groundless faith, so what is the hope we can have and what is the substance?
