I have heard other variations of this story, but I quite like this one. I'm not much into fishing, but do like to sit by water. This story reminds us that sometimes we can find ourselves chasing what we already … [Read more...]
God’s Mercy
August 28, 2010 By
I was reading this piece about Dr. Boris Kornfeld, and was taken by surprise by the ending -- but feel as though it's something I really ought to have known. The picture above is a bit (lot) of a clue. God's … [Read more...]
Harriet Beecher Stowe
August 21, 2010 By
I never realized quite what pain the incredible book, "Uncle Tom's Cabin" stemmed from. I've been reading a little about Harriet Beecher Stowe who wrote it: her story is really quite inspirational. God doesn't cause the … [Read more...]
Thomas Kozaki
August 14, 2010 By
I have been reading a little about Thomas Kozaki, who, along with 25 other Christians, was crucified for not renouncing their faith in Nagasaki, Japan. The image above is the memorial that now stands on the spot. He was … [Read more...]
Brownlow North
August 7, 2010 By
I was reading a little about Brownlow North, who was an evangelist and preacher some 150 or so years ago in Scotland. Not sure that I would have the courage to do what he did in the story recounted below: but could, … [Read more...]
The Love Poem
July 31, 2010 By
I came across this story recently. I wonder how each of us would answer the question, "what is love?" It would take quite a lot of thought on my part to try and verbalise what I think, inside of myself, about love. But, … [Read more...]
Anonymous Encouragers
July 24, 2010 By
I have just been reading about this fledgling ministry started by 16-year old Jennifer Grimes from Texas. And what a wonderful, and achievable idea it is too. Is it something I might get involved in in a small way on … [Read more...]
Dwight D. Eisenhower
July 17, 2010 By
I was reading this story about the former President of the United States of America, Dwight D. Eisenhower. It tells of how his mother inspired him through a simple game of cards. I hope you will be inspired by it … [Read more...]
Pythagoras
July 10, 2010 By
I happened to find myself on a page about the renowned Greek mathematician and philosopher Pythagoras, while surfing around the internet recently. It brought back some school-day memories. But got me thinking too, and … [Read more...]
He Needed Me
July 3, 2010 By
This is one of those stories that may, or may not, be true; but you hope that it might, at least, be based on an event that actually happened. I'd like to think that if I were in the situation this young man found … [Read more...]
Andrew Gosden (now 18) has been missing from his Doncaster home since 14 September 2007. The search continues.
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