Flylady.net on the importance of setting up domestic routines “As you establish the basic habits, you are going to begin to feel your light shining brightly! With your habits established you are free to follow your dreams and use your creativity … [Continue reading]
Prayer Releases Hope into our Lives
We watched a documentary "The Secret Life of Plants." A shriveled seedpod waited for the rain to burst it open and release its seeds; fungi waited for rain to release their myriad spores. And in our own lives, prayer releases that rain. When … [Continue reading]
Learning French
When I was younger, I used to read about all the things one should do to prevent a middle-aged brain degenerating into an old and useless brain. Learning languages was on every list. That's always been a passion of mine. So, one day, you … [Continue reading]
Flylady and Hospitality: An Idiosyncratic Approach!
Flylady, the spunky North Carolinian housekeeping guru has this amusing advice--if your house gets messy invite someone to visit to motivate you to clean it up. If it gets really messy, really desperate, invite someone to stay. Last Sunday, … [Continue reading]
Hudson Taylor’s Spiritual Secret
Hudson Taylor, exhausted, learned this spiritual secret which was the turning point of his spiritual life. We grow spiritually, "not by striving to have faith, but by resting on the faithful one." From the letter Taylor wrote after this transforming … [Continue reading]
To find God you need Silence
"He did not think that there was enough quiet in the world. To realise God you need silence. He loved spaces for silence, and places of silence. He encouraged the practice of retreats. He was an inspiring conductor of retreats. He thought of the … [Continue reading]
The Christian writer, G.P. Taylor on Philip Pullman’s newest book
The writer G.P. Taylor on Philip Pullman's new book, "Pullman shouldn't be a coward and should write a book about Mohammed on his birthday and see what happens!" Hilarious! … [Continue reading]
A camel through the eye of a needle/ Rich men in the Kingdom
23Then Jesus said to his disciples, "I tell you the truth, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.24Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of … [Continue reading]
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