When we are young, we have a sense of awe and wonder at most of the things we see, whether that be an ant running across the pavement or a ‘99’ ice cream with two flakes in it! But as we get older, we sometimes seem to lose that sense of awe and wonder. We…

I’m sure for many of us, at this time of year, our minds drift off to thoughts of sun-soaked holidays. Whether that holiday be overseas or within the UK, one of our dilemmas is what to pack and what not to pack. I know from previous experience that half the clothes I pack for a…

When we look at what seemed important to Jesus in the Bible; seeking out the ‘undesirables’ of society; the sick, the leper, the sinner, it was all very much ‘people’ issues. Bearing this in mind then, it might come as bit of a surprise how concerned Jesus was with what people contributed financially to the…

My wife has just bought a hanging tomato plant which already has tomatoes on it as it was cultivated in a green house. This got me thinking about the fruit we produce as Christians and what it takes for us to yield good fruit. Here I don’t mean fruit like bananas or apples, but spirit…

Last summer one of my daughters bought me a banana plant. I had never kept a banana plant before and I was impressed by the speed of growth; every few days a new leaf would appear! But unfortunately, due to my lack of banana plant care, I left it outside for the winter and it…