Crossing the River Jordan was an incredibly significant day. Finally God’s people were arriving in the land that He had promised them. I remember watching people from East Berlin crossing over the wall that was being torn down after more than forty years of communist rule. Many families had been abruptly separated when the Berlin [...]

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Why we should explore less familiar concepts in the Bible My husband, Martyn is writing a book about search engine marketing. Most of the terminology is less than fifteen years old but much of it still needs careful explanation for those of us who are not technically savvy. It is not surprising that twenty first [...]

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Faith should dictate our lives rather than fear Recently in my blog “Joshua : a man of faith…” I challenged women to put aside fear and unbelief and to be strong and courageous like Joshua. I have often heard the comment that the safest place to be is at the center of God’s will, even [...]

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I was reading the first few chapters in the book of Joshua this morning and the importance of faith and obedience struck me. The temptation is to live a basically good life, loosely based on the Bible and to trust that God will put up with us because we are somewhat better than those who [...]

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Living in the US is often a very positive experience. The waiters and waitresses are always friendly and shop assistants ask “Can I help you”. “Have a nice day” can be a little repetitive but it’s better than silence. I remember being shocked when I got off the plane at Heathrow airport and, in a [...]

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There are times when we receive exciting invitations to a party or a wedding and we are in no doubt that we want to attend. Other invitations do not give us the same amount of pleasure and anticipation. I am sure that many girls have agreed to go to a dance with a guy only [...]

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This morning my husband Martyn went to a meeting to discuss how high schools can best teach web design in San Diego county. Although my kids have grown up at a time that will probably be coined “the computer age” they have received very little technical instruction at school. Technical illiteracy is unhelpful given the [...]

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I enjoy watching nature programs. They are usually much less offensive than many other TV programs except when the sweet doe eyed baby animal is eaten! The predator, whether it’s a crocodile or a lion, generally goes for the smallest member of the herd and the camera man records the harsh reality of the natural [...]

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In England, growing up, I enjoyed the wheat harvest when the wheat turned from green to golden yellow. Now in California I enjoy seeing the bright oranges contrasting with the dark green of the leaves. We have a few fruit trees in our yard but we are really bad gardeners and we fail to give [...]

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Worrying about money and wealth is a national pass time. Americans are very focused on making money and they seem to be very good at it. It is normal to have about ten days of paid leave in US companies, compared to about thirty days in Europe. If you are tied into that level of [...]

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