I was at a boarding school in England when I was a teenager. My school was Downe House which is named after Charles Darwin’s home in Kent. The school was started in the late nineteenth century in Darwin’s home. When it outgrew these premises it moved to the current location in Berkshire. Although the school [...]

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We continue to have many  teenagers, who are not yet Christians, visit our home every Friday to discuss the Bible. On Friday a new boy arrived. This was not uncommon, as teenagers tend to drift in and out, depending on whether they have sports’ practices or rehearsals. As the students were off school, David was [...]

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This evening  I will be  one of five people at Pomerado Christian Church to meet to consider what could/should be preached at the church next month. I always enjoy a debate but, I believe that preaching God’s Word is much more important than opinions. Neither is it a question of what will tickle the ears [...]

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The Nativity story is reassuring on so many levels. It contrasts so dramatically with what we strive to turn Christmas into. There was no room in the inn for Mary and Joseph to stay so the Savior of the world, Jesus, was born in a stable. When we fuss and stress over decorations and details, [...]

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Have you seen the movie “Fireproof”? I was impressed with the strong message that marriage is worth protecting and working at. In the movie, a couple is struggling to communicate and the attitude of both the husband and wife is self absorbed and unforgiving. The wife plans to file for divorce and in desperation the [...]

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Do we understand that there should be a dramatic difference between someone who is a Christian and has the life of Jesus (the Holy Spirit) in him compared to a non believer? If there were two similar looking transparent containers but one had a bright light contained in it, we would notice the difference. I [...]

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Do you dream, in the sense of aspiring to live a productive life in line with your values? The American Dream is constantly talked about. As an immigrant I have struggled to define what this is. It seems that today it is about having the opportunity of building a successful life from humble beginnings. Obama [...]

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I used to watch old men on television marching proudly, placing wreaths of poppies at the cenotaph in Whitehall, London. Many of them had fought in World War I but many more had fought in World War II as well as in later wars as these veterans were younger. Sadly, many of these brave men [...]

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I have been at the National Outreach Convention in San Diego during the last few days. I enjoyed listening to some excellent Christian speakers, receiving books and having a good excuse to avoid anything domestic. My blog has been silent but I have spoken with all sorts of people. Many well known, “professional Christians” were [...]

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We should not be surprised if non Christians are pulled along by rapidly changing social trends advocating “rights” regarding behavior that my grandparents considered too crude to even mention. What is surprising is when Christians are keen proponents of equality for homosexuals, giving them the same right to marry as heterosexuals. God does not suggest [...]

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