Embracing Obedience

One of the most important things we need to embrace in our walk with Jesus is obedience. Samuel told the king Saul, after his foray into doing his own thing, that ‘to obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams.’ (1 Sam 15:22) These are...

Embracing the ‘little things’ in life

The song says ‘the best things in life are free’, and as the picture shows, so much of what makes life truly wonderful can’t be bought by money. We can easily lose our focus in life and become obsessed by earning more, owning more and striving for more. As we approach...

Embracing Simplicity

Simplicity in life is all about weeding out the non-essentials and focussing on the things that are truly important. Just as our houses easily get cluttered without regular clear-outs, our lives can become full of clutter and rubbish: things we do which aren’t really...

Doggy Bags of Grace

At restaurants we sometimes can’t finish all the food that is given us, and sometimes ask for a ‘doggy bag’ to be made up from our leftovers so that no food is wasted. Ostensibly, the bag is taken home to feed the dog; sometimes, we may well eat the leftovers...