Preaching with a purpose

A beautiful rose with a beautiful name. How can we get peace in this day and age? Is your life peaceful, or are you caught in the rat race? As prices go up you have to work harder and harder to make ends meet. Can you keep this up? There is another way. You can find peace with God in Jesus. He can give you a peaceful life, because when you find him, many of the things you think are essential, you will find you can do without. He will become the centre of your life and in him you will find satisfaction. Here is another poem of mine about God. I try to catch you with my words, But you are elusive as an eel. To catch the essence of you my God But you slip through my fingers, And will not be confined In my understanding. How great you are, How small I am, How small my picture of you. Greatness is not enough Splendour not sufficient To describe you, No word can tie you down. I marvel at the wonder of who you are, But my contemplation is not enough To come near you. And so my finite br...

I love this game. It brings out the best in people. They have to acquire skill and enjoy the results, but they also have to be prepared to make fools of themselves when concentration slips and the wood slips too. We all love it when life goes smoothly and hate it when things keep going wrong. It's difficult to keep calm when life is throwing problems your way. It's at times like this when it is good to have a friend to stand by you. None better than Jesus.

When we lose a loved one it is natural to wonder how they are faring in the next life. I would warn against going to a medium to find out. At worst these people are charlatans after your money, the rest misguided or worse. We are told in the Bible not to try to reach the dead. The best person to call on in this situation is Jesus. That's right, go to the top. He is always available through prayer and doesn't make a charge. All he requires is that you look for him with all your heart. He has the answers to all of life's difficult questions.