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Winter, especially as we approach the shortest day, is a season of darkness. The grey skies and cold temperatures aren't conducive to life and joy. You may also feel that the current outlook on life in general reflects this bleak outlook. In many ways the account of...

Mary had it tough! We often portray the Christmas story with Mary riding a donkey toward Bethlehem and giving birth in a stable, as though it were almost clinical and joy-filled. Having attended at least four births, including my own, though I don't remember much...

Handling our expectation helps us handle life in general! Having travelled in several parts of the world, I have observed an interesting phenomenon. Happiness seems to reduce in direct proportion to our expectations. In Africa, where the normal people have so little...

Living with purpose is an age old question. Now we are appearing to move away from the pandemic of Covid19 and the dust is settling. How can you live with purpose? The worlds focus, discussion, complaint was all about a virus and how it was managed for nearly two...

An African view of Christmas   This is an extract from a recent interview with Manga, a Nigerian Christian. Could you tell us what happened in October 2012 while you were at home with your family? After 2012 I was at home and it all happened when an Islamic group of...

Getting something New this Christmas Several shepherds had their different flocks, which they needed to keep safe at night out in the fields, so they lived out there in the fields with their sheep. Until, that is, one remarkable night their watching was thoroughly...

To move toward a new positive attitude requires a change in perspective. In a world of confusion, a world of promises possibilities and apparent endless opportunities, we often end up faced with disappointment and a feeling of emptiness. From an early age we hear...

Difficulty doesn’t always mean defeat. You can take advantage and develop life out of hardship.

As we begin the slow process of coming out of lockdown, this gives hope and possibly at the same time a little frustration in wanting to be free and able to resume "normality". The journey from darkness to light spiritually is very similar and can be a frustrating...

I’m sure that if you’re honest you’re heartily sick of the current situation we all find ourselves in! The impact of the current lockdown and the stress, anxiety and frustration it is causing is probably very difficult to measure. We all cope with circumstances in...