A new day for starfish

Child holding starfish

IN THE LATE TWENTIETH CENTURY there was a story written by Loren Eiseley called “The Star Thrower” that became popular among Christians. It goes like this:

A man was walking along the beach when he saw a boy picking something up and throwing it into the ocean.

Approaching the boy, he asked, “What are you …

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An Unoffendable Heart

Article by Steven Anderson, Healing Rooms Scotland

The article is from the book ‘Life to the Full‘, which is available from the Healing Rooms Scotland website at http://www.healingrooms-scotland.com/.

“An offended brother is more unyielding than a fortified city” Proverbs 18:19

Have you ever taken the huff over something someone said to you, …

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The Unifying Power of God’s Love

BY KATEI KIRBY

When my nephew was born, it was clear that he had inherited my Dad’s round, welcoming face and people skills. He was – and still is – great with people. As he has grown older it’s clear that he also has my Dad’s slightly competitive spirit, a capacity for logical thinking and …

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BLESSING AND TRANSFORMATION

Prophecies for Cornwall and extracts from the teaching by Roy Godwin at Truro Methodist Church, September 25th, 2010

Waiting for revival to come. Habbukuk 3 is a prayer for today. Prayer is the breath of life so we can share in the fellowship of what God is doing. Someone visiting Ffald-y-Brenin in Wales (Ffald-y-Brenin meaning …

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Strength in unity

Just before Jesus was betrayed by Judas, unity and soldarity were an important part of His final prayers:

“I am not praying for these [disciples] alone but also for all future believers who will come to me because of the testimony of these. My prayer for all of them is that they will be of …

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Barriers are crumbling

The local church was never intended to be an inward looking group taken up with its own blessings, but a lighthouse in the darkness of this world. Christ told us that we were to be salt and light in the world (Matthew 5:13-14) He expects us to be involved, just as He was, in the …

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The Garden of the Lord

God tends to His garden with delight. “The men of Judah are the garden of His delight” Isaiah 5:7 “You are a secluded garden, my sister, my bride” Song of Songs 4:12

Different churches or fellowships provide different conditions and each person will flourish in each differently. Just as plants grow best in …

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How precious harmony is!

“How wonderful it is, how pleasant, when brothers live in harmony! For harmony is as precious as the fragrant anointing oil that was poured over Aaron’s head, and ran down onto his beard, and onto the border of his robe. Harmony is as refreshing as the dew on Mount Hermon, on the mountains of …

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