The value of the arts

William Henry Davies’s poem often speaks into my life when I am frantically running around trying to fit a thousand jobs into a day:”What is this life if, full of care,We have no time to stand and stare.No time to stand beneath the boughsAnd stare as long...

The Island of Iguanas

Saint Lucia is a Caribbean island situated between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago. When it’s cold and dank in England in February (‘February’s ice and sleet freeze the toes right off your feet’,...

Warnings to the rich

Kevin looked at James 5:1-6 in the Bible study last night, identifying 4 warnings to the rich:1) the dangers of hoardingMatt 19:16-23 talks about the rich young ruler who, though outwardly obedient to God’s commandments, still failed to enter God’s kingdom...

Christian work in schools

One of the prayer pointers for February is for Christian organisations working in schools. There are a whole host of charities who are involved with schools’ work. Perhaps the most well known of these are Scripture Union and Youth for Christ. Both charities...

February prayer (2)

It is hard not to have a vested interest in the prayer focus for February when you are a Christian teacher! The first points Mark has highlighted for prayer are that:1. God will bless and encourage Christian teachers2. Through these teachers, the school will have some...