I was reading a little about the musical, Side Show -- the story of Violet and Daisy Hilton, conjoined twins born in Brighton -- and, in particular, a song towards the end of the musical. It sounds as though it's a … [Read more...]
Hold us fast to your promises of peace
June 20, 2010 By
Genuine world peace sometimes feels as though it’s just an impossible dream. There’s so much conflict in the world, so much upheaval, there doesn’t appear to be enough room left for real peace. However, … [Read more...]
Beautiful Forgiveness
June 19, 2010 By
When I was preparing my post about The Value of Forgiveness, published on Wednesday, I came across a few things that illustrate the beauty of forgiveness which I found really inspirational. I thought they would be good … [Read more...]
God’s Help
June 12, 2010 By
Stories like this one, about Reverend Scott Schmieding, give me a tremendous amount of hope. Scott wasn't cured in the sense of his body being fully restored to the health he enjoyed before his cancer. But he was very … [Read more...]
Mother Teresa
June 5, 2010 By
I have been reading a little about Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, who is better known as Mother Teresa. She was an incredibly inspirational lady to so many people throughout her lifetime. There is a good page about her on … [Read more...]
Seaside Wisdom
May 29, 2010 By
Tomorrow is Trinity Sunday. It's probably fair to say that the Doctrine of the Trinity is not the easiest to understand. I came across this story of an event that is supposed to have happened to Saint Augustine. I can't … [Read more...]
God’s Power in Action
May 22, 2010 By
I came across this story recently. No idea about how true it might be, and in a way hope it isn't. But I can certainly relate to the inner struggle that this man went through. There was a time I would've gone in without … [Read more...]
The Gideons International
May 15, 2010 By
There have been many times that I've found comfort when seeing a Gideons Bible, especially when I've been in hospital. And I still have my little red New Testament and Psalms that came from the Gideons when I was in my … [Read more...]
The Seed
May 8, 2010 By
I can imagine the pressure this group of young men must have felt; their whole future depended on it. None of them would have wanted to fail. I wonder if I would have had the courage to do what Jim did; but I don't … [Read more...]
Grace
May 1, 2010 By
I like to think that this story about an attempted assassination attempt on the life of Queen Elizabeth I in 1558 can give us a glimpse of what the grace of God means to us; and what we might do as a result of receiving … [Read more...]
Andrew Gosden (now 18) has been missing from his Doncaster home since 14 September 2007. The search continues.
Elizabeth Jackson on 