Like me, you may feel there is not a lot we can do for the suffering persecuted and imprisoned Christians. But at least we can do one important thing, and that is to pray. But how do we pray, and what do we pray for? Western culture comfort zones make it difficult for us to [...]
We are the paint that was left on the palette, After the painter had found the true shade; We are the pieces knocked off by the mallet, Till the form hid in stone was displayed. We are the words that the poet discarded, Seeking the one word to finish his line; We are the people [...]
Scientist tell us we humans evolved from apes. The bible says we along with the earth were created in just under a week. How as a Christian can you say the world was created in such a short period of time when all scientific evidence strongly point to the earth being millions of years old [...]
Our thoughts are centred around a verse from John 1. 42 that reads: ‘When Jesus saw Andrew’s brother He said, “You are Simon son of John. You shall be called Peter, which means a rock.” ‘What’s in a name?’ Christ gave Simon a new name that reflected a comprehensive transformation in the fisherman’s character. In [...]
This Is My Story – What Is Life All About? I was born in Liverpool. Expelled from school at 14, I started work on an ice crean van, and then on Liverpool market stalls. I always wanted to sing and got the opportunity on Stars in Their Eyes performing as Phil Collins. Despite having achieved [...]
In 1993, the far sighted decision was taken to convert 500 tons of Russian weapons into uranium fuel for American nuclear power plants. When the process is finished in 2013, the equivalent of twenty thousand Soviet missiles will have been redirected to warm and light the very same homes they were created to destroy. Disarmament of any kind always reaps a harvest of righteousness!
(John Glass. Direction Magazine)
Time magazine revealed recently that although the war in Vietnam ended 40 years ago, nearly one hundred and five thousand people have been killed or injured by land mines after the apparent end of hostilities. The conflict had finished but the damage was still going on. The spiritual lesson is obvious. Personal conflicts often leave incendiary devices in their wake.
(John Glass. Direction Magazine)