See, I am doing a new thing!  Isaiah 43:19 Comment Our verse this week also happens to be our church’s moto text for the year.  I don’t think our church leaders had any idea how relevant this verse would be for us this year.  For our church it has meant re-thinking so much of how we do things but this...

So, chosen by God for this new life of love, dress in the wardrobe God picked out for you; compassion, kindness, humility, quiet strength, discipline. Be even tempered, content with second place, quick to forgive an offence. Forgive as quickly and completely as the Master forgave you. And regardless of what else you put on, wear love. It’s your basic,...

LLet us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification.  Romans 14:19 Comment This week is National Marriage Week and the subject is the Forever Conversation.  We’re encouraging couples to have a conversation about what it takes to ensure their marriages last forever.   A lasting marriage takes effort and perseverance.  In the previous...

Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.  Ephesians 4:31-32 Comment It’s looking likely that things are going to shift a bit on the lockdown front.  Whilst most of us are eager for the...

A nagging spouse is like the drip, drip, drip of a leaky faucet; You can’t turn it off, and you can’t get away from it.  Proverbs 27:15-16 (MSG) Comment Nagging wears each other down and can drive a wedge between us.  Sure it can be frustrating when things we need doing don’t get done or our partner has an annoying...