The Exit Strategy

As the storm of Coronavirus slowly passes by people are becoming anxious to know when an Exit Strategy will be declared! After 8-10 weeks of lockdown there is frustration and tension building for people to be released from the restrictions. The leaders of the nations are under pressure to come up with a plan that […]

The Ultimate Sacrifice

The United Kingdom came to a halt on 26th April 2020 at 11 am when people from all over the country stood for one minute’s silence and reflection. It was an act of honouring the doctors, nurses and health care workers who have died as a result of serving the Coronavirus patients. In this simple […]

The Fragility of Life

As the Coronavirus sweeps through the world and the death toll mounts day after day we are staggered at the loss of life. The death toll in America has risen to frightening levels while in Europe, particularly in Spain and Italy, the number of deaths has also been shocking. We were greatly concerned in the […]

Hospital – A Place of Healing

It is quite intriguing that the UK Government has initiated the building of new hospitals throughout England to cope with coronavirus patients, called the “Nightingale Hospitals”. Florence Nightingale has an illustrious place in history as the founder of modern nursing. Her fame reached its peak during the Crimean War when in 1854 she felt called […]

The message of Easter

For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. (1 Corinthians 1:18) All over the country, you can see crosses displayed inside and outside churches and chapels. People will sometimes wear a crucifix as jewellery. But it is […]

John the Apostle

John the apostle tells us that on the eve of his death, Jesus gathered his twelve disciples together around him and said:- John 16: 7 – 13 Unless I go away, the Counsellor will not come to you; but, if I go, I will send Him to you. When He comes, He will convict the […]

God’s promises in the day of the pandemic

When troubles challenge us from time to time, the Bible, God’s love letter to humanity, comes with a number of promises. The first, I guess, was the one that was made to Noah. In Genesis 9:11, God said “Never again will all life be cut off by the water of a flood; never again will […]

A Model for Self-Isolating

As the Coronavirus crisis deepens all across the world, the leaders of the nations are instructing everyone to “stay at home”, to isolate themselves, to be out of contact from everyone. The adjustments in all our lives because of this instruction are very significant. In the Bible, in 1 Kings 17, there is a crisis […]

The Storm

Matthew Chapter 8:23 – 27 Struggling in the Storm! Strength in the Storm An Anchor in the Storm One of Mosie Lister’s classic hymns, “Keep me safe till the storm passes by” (Gaither Homecoming Group) has been on my mind for some time especially since reading through this interesting passage in the Gospel of Matthew […]