Elen’s first Christmas passed her by with minimal fuss. By the second time round, however, she had really started to get her head around the whole Christmas thing – loving the bright lights, the cheesey songs and of course – all the presents. Bizzarely, however, it was a small cloth bag stuffed with soft nativity characters that she got most excited by.
It contained shepherds, a sheep, three wise men and some dodgy-looking angels. Mary and Joe were obviously in there too, but it was little baby Jesus who really captured Elen’s imagination the most. She couldn’t get enough of him as she cuddled him, talked to him, danced with him and invited him to join her at every family meal. All she would talk about was “baby Jesus this” and “baby Jesus that.”
It really got me thinking about Jesus in a fresh way...... continue reading
It's Olympic fever here in London.
And yesterday, Lin Qingfeng stormed to Gold in the men's weightlifting (63kg category) . The combined total weight he lifted was a massive 344kg!
But here's a question for you...
How many "One Life - What's it all about?" books weigh 344kg?
A free copy to whoever comes closest. Post your guesses in the comments box below....
MAJOR POINTS FROM THE MINOR PROPHETS
By John Blanchard
Evangelical Press. 286 pages.
£9.99 ISBN: 978-0-852347829
“Please open your Bibles and turn with me to the clean pages”, a friend of the author’s once said when beginning a sermon! Pick up your Bible and look at the page edges. Are there maybe some ‘dirty’ ones at the beginning (Genesis), in the middle (Psalms) and later on (the Gospels), but are they ‘clean’ when it comes to the last twelve books of the Old Testament – the Minor Prophets?! I wonder…... continue reading
July has been another exciting month: Christianity Explored is now available in Portuguese!
The translation was spearheaded by our Brazilian brothers at Editora Crista Evangelica and launched to 250 pastors earlier this month. Since then the course has been snapped up by church leaders and evangelists across Brazil – the material proving particularly popular at the 100th Spiritual Convention (a big event similar to the Keswick Convention). ... continue reading
When Elen was born she just seemed so perfect. As she started growing up, however, we soon realised that our precious little girl was not the perfect little angel she had first appeared to be.
Far from it…... continue reading
I love you, O Lord, my strength.
The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer;
my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge.
He is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
I call to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,
and I am saved from my enemies.
Psalm 18:1-3
This week our website is packed with great deals for summer reading. Including 50% off Pure Joy - Christopher Ash's great book on rediscovering our consciences.
So why not visit the deal page now and pick up a bargain for your holidays (or even a quiet moment at camp!).
Imagine you are in a race.
You don't remember the starting gun, you just know that you are running, running, running.
All around you people jostle. Some surge ahead, some get left behind. Others drop exhausted by the roadside.
Sometimes it feels great. There are people around you, encouraging you, cheering you on. The wind in your hair and the sun on your face are truly beautiful.... continue reading
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If Elen looked chilled out at 12 weeks, the 20-week scan revealed a baby who was so content as she slouched about in her cosy embryonic armchair that she showed no sign of ever wanting to emerge. As the pregnancy developed, she did not budge an inch, refusing to get into the ‘engaged’ position (“Ready or not, here i come!”), opting instead for the ‘breach’ position (“We shall not, we shall not be moved!”)
Giving birth to a baby in breach is dangerous for both the baby and the mother, so Michelle agreed to give birth by elective caesarean section, meaning that she would go in for a pre-planned operation a week before the baby was due. No breaking waters, no contractions, all a bit surreal really. All of a sudden our answer to the question “when’s the baby due?” was “9am next Tuesday!”... continue reading
