I have been pondering ‘the narrow way’ for some time now.  What exactly does it mean to follow the narrow path? One of my favourite poems is the one written by Robert Frost; The Road not Taken, part of it reads: ‘Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less travelled …

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The past year has been a time of transition. What is transition? It is the period of time where you are changing from one state or condition to another. I have three daughters, all grown up and each forging their own path through life. My role as a parent is transitioning from a ‘do this’ …

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The last month has been a month of silence, I felt I needed to quieten my soul to listen. The last 18 mths. have been a little like being placed in a pressure cooker where pressures seemed to intensify by the day.  It is so easy at times like these to fall into the mechanics of …

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There are two reactions to stress: FIGHT or FLIGHT.  Courage however only develops through enduring and facing our challenges.  We will always need courage to do what is right.  As R. Reagan said “there will never be a dark night that doesn’t end” therefore be strong and let your heart take courage. Thomas Aquinas said …

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What do we know so far? Jesus was born under controversial circumstances, into a humble family and surrounded by drama.  Warned of Herod’s intention to kill him, his family fled to Egypt years later returning to Nazareth (where he grew up) considered a place of disdain – “Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?” (John …

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The Bible is a treasure chest full of new joys and hidden mysteries waiting to be deciphered for it runs like a circuit board masterfully interconnecting through each book and bringing new things to light; every path multifaceted as it leads you on a new and exciting journey of discovery, so simple once unravelled that …

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Looking at the period of time in which Jesus was born forces us to look back at the historical background before His arrival. Israel had pleaded for a King; they wanted to be as the surrounding nations.  Saul was crowned the first King of Israel, followed 20 years later by King David (1000BC) and succeeded by …

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ADAM – EVE . NOAH  (flood) (Shem, Ham, Japheth: His 3 sons) . ABRAHAM (Journey) . ISAAC . JACOB (Struggled with God – Named ISRAEL – Start of a Nation) . 12 SONS (12 Tribes of Israel) . JOSEPH (Journey) (400 Years in Egypt) . MOSES (Journey) (Desert 40 Years x 2) . JOSHUA (Brought people …

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Over the next few weeks, I want to look at Jesus.  We would most possibly consider Him a ‘refugee’ in the West if we were to see Him now; dark skinned with Middle Eastern facial features, dark eyes … not at all the light coloured hair and fair skinned man with blue eyes that we …

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I am probably the most unqualified person to write on this subject as I was pregnant when I got married; that cliche of ‘do as I say and not as I do’ which is a total washout for as soon as your children know you have done something, it is an instant ‘you can do …

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