Category: free sample of Jesus

  • Advent 2

  • Advent 1

  • Advent words

    In the hope that less is more and that you will receive and experience it for yourself this Advent season I want to offer you a single advent-related word each day along with an image. The first one will follow shortly! Be blessed, be a blessing  

  • a series of remarkable events

    a series of remarkable events

    I am incredibly grateful for some chest pain that I experienced recently. Yes, you did read that right. The chest pain turned out not to be heart-related but when you talk to medics about having chest pain the first thing that they want to do is check out your heart to make sure you’re not…

  • who you are and how you are makes a difference

    A friend recently shared how they had struggled in a previous job and had wondered what the purpose was for them being there until, on their last day, a colleague said that they felt God had put them there for her. Not long after that I had the opportunity to accompany that friend to wait…

  • praying mysteriously

    praying mysteriously

    The following bloggage began as a ‘Thought for the week’ I shared with the Ministers of the Eastern Baptist Association. ​Pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests.” (Ephesians 6:18) I don’t know about you, but I still find prayer to be a deep mystery. We know that God…

  • nailing the Reformation

    nailing the Reformation

    I think I have nailed the Reformation in one image!  

  • lamenting

    lamenting

    Recent events have led to a heart-breaking hashtag trending on the internet: #metoo. Women around the world are using this to speak out about the misogynistic or abusive treatment they have received at the hands of men. It has taken the immense courage of the women who have made allegations against such a high profile…

  • just a thought

    just a thought

    Pondering and reflecting this morning on John 15:9-17 led me to the thought expressed in this image. (click on it to see the whole thing)

  • afraid not or not afraid?

    afraid not or not afraid?

    Once upon a time there was a man who owned a radio-controlled sailing boat. It was a beautiful boat that was a model of an early America’s Cup 6 metre yacht, and it had been built by one of the man’s friends. The boat was 5 feet long and with the mast and sail was…