2017/01 A Word To Women God always provides a way to escape. Let us use that escape and save ourselves much shame, sorrow and pain. A New Year: No better time to turn our thoughts to the very first woman! Most of us cherish a very close bond with our mothers. Eve had no such

2016/11 A Word to Women ‘There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise: The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer.’ (Proverbs 30:24-25) We may not like ants but they are amazing little creatures. There are thousands of different species and

Are you taking measures to ensure that you are ‘in good shape’ spiritually? Often, with so much to accomplish in a day, we can feel overwhelmed, worn out, and perhaps agitated or uptight.

2015/11 A Word To Women “Command the children of Israel that they bring unto thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamps to burn continually.” (Leviticus 24:2) When I was a child, olive oil was kept in the medicine cupboard. Often my mother warmed it and used it to soothe painful

2016/01 A Word to Women “The tongue is a little member.” James 3:5 I love little things – tiny ornaments, for example. But some little things don’t thrill me; insects such as flies and earwigs come to mind! In James 3:5 we are told, “Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things.

2016/05 A Word to Women “Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines.” (Song of Solomon 2:15) Vineyards are not a common sight in the British Isles. Last summer we visited the palm house in the Botanic Gardens in Belfast, and there we saw a beautiful vine laden with grapes. In warmer

We can be very quick to dismiss the words of a child or young person – “He’s only a child, what would he know?” The disciples were quick to turn the children away, but the Lord Jesus welcomed them and took them in His arms.

2016/07 A Word to Women A few little fishes (Matthew 15:34) There are two notable occasions when the Lord Jesus fed great crowds of people. On the first occasion, over 5,000 were fed with 5 loaves and 2 small fish, the lunch of a lad from the crowd. On the second occasion, recorded in Matthew

2013/09 A Word To Women “I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers” (Philemon 4) The New Testament book of Philemon, in spite of its brevity, is full of the richness of God’s love.  Three main characters have a story to tell. First, the apostle Paul, now an old man who

2016/09 A Word to Women ‘Little children, abide in him.’ (1 John 2:28) The expression, ‘little children’, appears quite a few times in Scripture. It is an affectionate and homely term. Children are a gift from the Lord, and are to be treasured and loved. The Lord Jesus rebuked the disciples when they tried to