Wind and fire are symbols of the Holy Spirit, symbols associated with God throughout the Bible. The word ‘breath’ and ‘wind' are the same (ruach in Hebrew, pneuma in Greek) and it is not surprising that one of the first signs of the Spirit’s arrival on the Day of...

I’ve just welcomed my second granddaughter into the world, an event which could be summed up in the phrase ‘She’s here!’ After many long hours of labour, the news that she had safely arrived was a great blessing to me. Her arrival inevitably and irrevocably changes...

One of the first words my older granddaughter learned (way before giving me a name) was 'more!' Coupled with 'again!', these are key words in a toddler's vocabulary. She is gradually learning the value of manners ('more, please!'), but this desire for repetition...