I am far from perfect. I sometimes find it hard to believe that God really loves me – especially when I mess up, fail or make bad decisions or even when someone do bad stuff with me. Actually, no one is perfect – apart from Jesus. But God so loved the world that he gave …
God hears all our prayers and, in one sense, he answers all our prayers. But we do not always receive what we ask for. When we ask God for something, the response will be ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ or ‘Wait’. We don’t always get to know the reason why the answer is ‘No’. We need to …
I love walking. Apparently it is one of the best forms of physical exercise. Of course, walking is also a means of transport. In the ancient world it was the most common – and for some people the only – means of getting around. Walking for whatever reason is more enjoyable with someone else. Walking …
Every day we make decisions – what to wear, what to eat and what to do. There are little decisions and big decisions. Perhaps, for most people, the biggest decisions in life are about relationships, marriage (whether to marry and whom to marry) and work. When you hear the gospel you have to make the …
God is an expert at bringing good out of bad. He could have kept Paul out of prison in Philippi but instead He let Paul go to prison and the jailer became a believer as a result. God could have kept Jesus from the cross but He let Him go — His own Son — …
The Christian life is a battle. I have been following Jesus for two decades. As I look back at these years, they have been years of great blessing – more than I could have asked or even imagined. At the same time, there have been many challenges and obstacles. There have been very few periods …
‘When life hands you a lemon, make lemonade. Do you sometimes find yourself facing a seemingly impossible situation? It might be a relationship that seems to have broken down irretrievably, or an issue to do with health, finances or something else where change seems impossible. With God there is always hope, no matter how bad …
October 7, 2011 Revised February 3, 2017 Autism is not a disease, but it can be detrimental to the development of a child. Extra care must be given when dealing with an autistic child. It needs awareness, understanding,acceptance and love. This blog is for my youngest son who was diagnosed Autism 2009. His name is …
Friendships grow in time from one stage to another, until two people become closer and closer. Not every friendship will reach best friend status as each relationship is different. Some relationships may start out as acquaintances and stay there for a long time before they move to the friendship stage. Others may escalate quickly from …
I usually use this term, that I am ”Blessed and Highly Favored”, in reference to my work,friends,my EN Macau family and most of all my Kids, Luigi & Edel. Just being thankful for what I do have, and not what I think I should have, or need. Stirrings of discontent, or fear, or envy are …