The Banner on the Corner
Did you know that we speak about 1600 words a day, 112 000 a week, about 6 million a year, and about 480 million in a lifetime. Of all those words which word is the most beautiful? I think it is the word, grace. Grace in a biblical sense means God’s rich love and forgiveness…
In a recent Bible study we came across a challenging passage that has been occupying my thinking. Romans 12:1-2 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of…
The abduction of about 300 girls from their boarding school in Chibok, Nigeria, on 15th April, by radical militant Islamist group Boko Haram, continues to concern the international community. This group is responsible for the torching of a village close by where over 200 people were murdered and has abducted more than 1 500 people…
It is hard to believe but Christmas is just over 3 weeks away! As I have been reflecting on this year’s Christmas I am aware how little Christian content there is among all the commercial hype. May I encourage you as parents and grandparents, to start reading the Christmas stories with the children in your…
