Did you keep your New Year resolution? A decision to get faster, slimmer, fitter, gain a skill, lose a habit, take up a hobby, visit, clear out rubbish, read more. The decisions are firm. The progress may prove wobbly. Did anyone resolve to know God better? Perhaps you’ve met a blockage in the past? A...
My father was a disciplinarian of few words, and I always tried to heed his sharp commands. However underneath Dad’s gruff exterior was a sensitive and loving man. When walking together he would sometimes say “Watch where you are putting your feet, Son,” and then with a sinister whisper, as if the matter was almost...
What a year 2019 has been with its eleventh hour General Election. Debates over who to vote for generated a lot more heat than light. Many decisions in life had been put on hold or even thrown into turmoil by the storms of politics. Storms at sea are dangerous. The huge waves crash against all...
There are few emotions more powerful than hope. It’s a spark inside you that brings a smile to your lips; a light that shows on your face; a feeling that lifts your head and pulls you forward. Hope is what keeps us alive. But these days it hope often feels hard to come by. Yet real...
It was 7 years ago this month when I moved into Stone. It was a dark, drizzly December day and the forecasters were talking about the possibility of some light snow. As a newish widow, I was still struggling to feel any sense of excitement or Christmas cheer. Then the following day, while walking along...
