Psalm 141:1-2 141 I pray to you, Lord! Please listen when I pray and hurry to help me.2 Think of my prayer as sweet-smelling incense, and think of my lifted hands as an evening sacrifice. The Reader: Father, listen when we pray Response: Receive our prayers as sweet-smelling incense. The Church: King of Heaven, Lord of Earth, …
Our Sunday service on 20th March was challenging in a couple of ways. First of all, our Vicar gave a inspiring, yet thought provoking sermon on dying to ourselves. Secondly, after the 8.00 am service, the sound system suddenly silenced itself! For the 11.00 am service this meant those people speaking had to …
The great thing about friendship is that when your hearts are knit together, it doesn’t matter how much time passes between visits. As Christians, we live in a kingdom of not only friendship, but also of family. When I first arrived in England, “Maverick” was settled into and knit into the fellowship of …
Today is Mothers’ Day in the United Kingdom. When my mother was alive, I’d send her two Mothers’ Day cards a year. One was sent in March for Mothers’ Day in the UK and another one sent in May, which is the American Mothers’ Day. Today I was weepy. It was difficult to put my …
“Maverick’s Brother-in-Law, photo taken 14 April 20042 1st March–Birthday of “Mr. Kin”, who is “Maverick’s” Brother-in-law. He was born in 1946, making this his 70th birthday. “Mr. Kin” is a full of mischief, fun and generosity. So life it never boring with him. Back Row–From Left “D.J. Don”,(Mr. Kin’s & Seamstress Supreme’s son), and “Mr. …
I found it rather ironic that as I sat down to write this second post about singleness, Benri Dymet’s daily 10-minute broadcast “A Different Perspective” came on. The topic for this particular programme was on Singleness. Mr. Dymet took his Bible text from 1 Corinthians 7; Paul teaching on the gift of marriage. Paul …
A light coat of snow Since “Maverick” has been off work due to injuries, I gave myself the goal of not buying anything unnecessary. But today, I bought a book. It isn’t that I don’t have enough un-read books here at home; on the contrary, there must be a stack of at least …
As some of you have been following my blog from the beginning, you know i occasionally post prayers I write. This prayer is for the Family Worship Service, which happens monthly. The service is geared to families with young children–five years and younger. With such an energetic, curious group of little ones, the prayer …
In Matthew 26, we read the story of the woman with the alabaster box filled with precious perfume anointing Jesus. When his disciples complained about the waste, He rebuked them. He said that this act of worship by the woman was the anointing for his burial, and a special moment in history. But perhaps …
This weekend was filled with simple, necessary tasks. Saturday I took the Christmas tree down. I confess to missing the beauty and decoration of the tree; like the room has been stripped and left bare. Yet, I have no inclination to replace it with flower arrangements, or bigger potted plants. The ritual of commencing …