Category: Reflections

The parable of the Sower teaches us that the Word of God, like seed sown in a ploughed field by a farmer, needs to take root in our hearts and minds. It is God who provides water and sunshine to make it grow. We for our part, need to make […]

For those of you who get Bible Alive the 5th July reflection is very good. For those who do not get Bible Alive I will share this day’s reflection with you. Someone once told me that one insight is worth more than a library full of books. The insight is […]

2 Kings 4:8-11, 14-16 One day as Elisha was on his way to Shunem, a woman of rank who lived there pressed him to stay and eat there. After this he always broke his journey for a meal when he passed that way. She said to her husband, ‘Look, I […]

Lord, preserve and protect me from being overly worried or anxious about my life. Teach me to trust in my heavenly Father, who knows all my needs, and to cast all my cares and concerns on him.

The long and short of it Years ago an entomologist friend told me that a close-cut lawn is, from an insect’s point of view, a desert – no food, no shelter, a daunting, featureless place. On the other hand, he said, long grass is the insect version of a rain […]