Precious Presents

At our Christmas Day service, we looked at Matt 2:1-12 and the subject of ‘Precious Presents’. Most of us are familiar with the idea that the gifts brought to Jesus by the wise men or Magi have a symbolic meaning: gold representing the fact He was born to...

God Offers Us Hope

This is the last day of our Advent musings, the last day of our preparations for Christmas. Very shortly we will be celebrating the birth of our Lord and holding on to the many promises He has yet to fulfil. Paul talks about the three great virtues of the Christian...

God Endures

Picture the scene: Boxing Day evening and all the family festivities are over. There’s a pile of wrapping paper and cardboard boxes still to sort out; there’s a table full of foodie leftovers to put in the fridge. The children are finally in bed, worn out by...