When we look at what seemed important to Jesus in the Bible; seeking out the ‘undesirables’ of society; the sick, the leper, the sinner, it was all very much ‘people’ issues. Bearing this in mind then, it might come as bit of a surprise how concerned Jesus was with what people contributed financially to the […]

My wife has just bought a hanging tomato plant which already has tomatoes on it as it was cultivated in a green house. This got me thinking about the fruit we produce as Christians and what it takes for us to yield good fruit. Here I don’t mean fruit like bananas or apples, but spirit […]

Last summer one of my daughters bought me a banana plant. I had never kept a banana plant before and I was impressed by the speed of growth; every few days a new leaf would appear! But unfortunately, due to my lack of banana plant care, I left it outside for the winter and it […]

Easter, that wonderful time of the year when we can remember the sacrifice of Jesus for each of us and celebrate our risen Saviour all in the same weekend! Unlike last year, and for those who feel they can, we are able to attend a live service in our churches on Easter Sunday morning and […]

Lent is a season of forty days, not counting Sundays, which begins on Ash Wednesday and ends on Holy Saturday. Lent comes from the Anglo-Saxon word ‘lencten’, which means “spring.” The forty days represents the time Jesus spent in the wilderness, enduring the temptation of Satan and preparing to begin His ministry. Traditionally, Lent has […]