Yesterday I recommended the book of Ruth as a reminder that God works in ordinary lives in difficult times. The story of Ruth is about 'two widows and a farmer whose lives are woven into the fabric of God's salvation through the ordinary actions of common life.'...

I woke up to heavy rain this morning - grey skies and heavy rain in July seem particularly depressing! It's easy at such times to feel despondent, but faith is as relevant on days like today as when the sun shines! What do we do when the disconnect between the glories...

Last Christmas my friend knitted me some gloves. I had to give her my hand measurements, including the length of my fingers and thumbs; these gloves truly were made to measure and gave a whole new meaning to the expression 'to fit like a glove' to me. C. S. Lewis...