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Giving up and not giving up

Giving up and not giving up

> “Is this the kind of fast I have chosen, only a day for a man to humble himself? Is it only for bowing one’s head like a reed and for lying on sackcloth and ashes?” (Isaiah 58:5) Today is Ash Wednesday which marks the start of Lent.

Not without effect

Not without effect

> “But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.” (1 Corinthians 15:10) Here in the UK we

The scariness of the ‘new’

The scariness of the ‘new’

> He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” (Revelation 21:5) Sometimes it can feel as if we are obsessed with everything new. The latest phone becomes the new ‘must have’ item, new movies are trending and new series have new episodes to watch

Shifting shadows

Shifting shadows

> “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.” (James 1:17) A sunny day is a lovely thing to enjoy. Here in the UK we have enjoyed quite a number of sunny days

Never back to normal

Never back to normal

> “For here we do not have an enduring city, but we are looking for the city that is to come.” (Hebrews 13:14) As I am writing this, the lockdown because of the coronavirus pandemic is beginning to ease in England. Shops and business are beginning to open, people

Unchanging change

Unchanging change

> for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. (Lamentations 3:22,23) A new year is upon us and with it a host of new opportunities and challenges for the year ahead. Once the celebrations of the past year (or that the year

Crossing rivers

Crossing rivers

Crossing a river can be a interesting picture of significant change in a person’s life. I have river crossings in mind at the moment as I prepare to move. I am moving from central London, over the river Thames to take up residence in Richmond. Despite its multicultural make-up,

The heart of the matter

The heart of the matter

“The heart of the matter is the matter of the heart.” That’s a sentence so often repeated that the original author is probably now lost to obscurity. But a phrase gets repeated for a reason – it speaks something truthful and clear, that our issues spring from our hearts. The