Teach Me To Pray This came through to me by email recently. It serves as a reminder that we can all too easily complicate things unnecessarily. And the complications just put barriers up that really don't need to be there … [Read more...]
Dancing in the Rain
November 18, 2008 By
Dancing in the Rain This is another one of those stories that arrived by email, having been forwarded on umpteen times by umpteen people; and you just hope contains even just a germ of truth. Dancing in the Rain It … [Read more...]
The Dark Candle
November 2, 2008 By
The Dark Candle On this day, All Souls Day, that we remember those we've love but see no longer, I thought this story that arrived in my email inbox was an especially appropriate one to share. The Dark Candle A man … [Read more...]
Why Have You Forsaken Me?
October 19, 2008 By
Why Have You Forsaken Me? This is one of those stories that has done the rounds over the years. I've heard it, or a variation of it, used as an illustration in many a sermon, though not by myself, yet. I have, however, … [Read more...]
The Beggar and the Bread
October 14, 2008 By
The Beggar and the Bread There's a danger that we can dress up our message too much, over analyse things too much, until it becomes something that no one wants. This is a story I came across that illustrates this very … [Read more...]
Ugly
October 7, 2008 By
Ugly A lesson for all of us from an ugly cat. Another one of those story's that has made its way on to the internet with no attribution; shame, because it's a good story, and would be nice to credit the author. Ugly Everyone … [Read more...]
Shay’s Story
October 2, 2008 By
Shay's Story I found this story on Becca's Blog. And thought, as she's my daughter, she wouldn't mind me pinching to post on here. It's one of those stories that does the rounds over email, and appears on quite a number … [Read more...]
The Cross
September 25, 2008 By
The Cross I stumbled across this story when I was having a particularly bad night with my angina. It was just what I needed to read, and reminded me of something pretty important. … [Read more...]
Carrots, Eggs, and Coffee
September 14, 2008 By
Carrots, Eggs, and Coffee I received the story below as one of those emails that has been forwarded on to umpteen people. I must admit to not always reading those; and even more rarely forwarding them on myself -- especially … [Read more...]
Just Five More Minutes
September 4, 2008 By
Just Five More Minutes Five minutes doesn't sound like much, does it? But it can be such an important span of time. Another inspirational story, with a serious message. While at the park one day, a woman sat down … [Read more...]
Andrew Gosden (now 16) has been missing from his Doncaster home since 14 September 2007. The search continues.