Encouragement From God

I was tired and discouraged. The church we attended had been without a pastor for some years and Garry and I were in an unofficial position of leadership, but there seemed to be little enthusiasm for God and much internal wrangling among the congregation. Burdens...

Man’s Weakness & God’s Strength

Many have commented that Paul’s letters to the Corinthians show him at his most human: a man just like us, not an invincible super-apostle like some claimed to be (2 Cor 11:5), but an ordinary man who knew exhaustion, disappointment and despair just as we do and yet...

A Personal Testimony

I apologise for the length of this testimony, but I hope you will bear with me and read to the end, for it’s a story of how God cares for each one of us personally and can act in the most miraculous of ways to help His children. When my father died (officially...

Rejoice In The Lord (2)

Jesus made it plain that there are two paths in life: one which seems wide and easy but which actually leads to destruction and one which can only be entered by a narrow gate but which ultimately leads to freedom and eternal life. (Matt 7:13-14) The early church soon...