Roots are essential parts of teeth and plants. I have almost given up on our grass. The hot Californian sun withers the plants, and the roots do not penetrate the dry soil. My teeth are almost as bad. I have had a few root canals which are unpleasant and expensive, but without a root there [...]

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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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I am concerned that many people go along to church or check the box on a questionnaire that they are Christian or Church of England, without really knowing what it means to be a Christian. Some people may raise their hand or go up to the front of church to “accept Christ”- but what does [...]

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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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I rarely watch an entire movie at home as I am usually trying to multi task. A year or two ago we were given a largish second hand TV by some friends that made it possible for me to glance successfully at the screen from the kitchen. This is now broken, or at least suffering [...]

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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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In the week since I wrote my last post about Christmas, I have noticed that it is not just our family that is fed up with Christmas being virtually abolished in public places. A couple of years ago the Christmas abolitionists were on the rampage, re-naming Christmas trees “holiday trees” and employees at many well [...]

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I have not had time to respond to life, in my blog recently, as life has been fast moving and any written comments or thoughts would have been fragmented and illogical. My parents visited from England and we shared many valuable moments, watching James(16) and Alice(13) excel at soccer and eating delicious meals thanks to [...]

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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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I was very pleased to attend Lee Strobel’s seminar at the National Outreach Convention in San Diego recently. He was confident that apologetics was even more necessary in the postmodern world than before. In the old days, listening to Christian talks was almost acceptable but now people who are not Christians are more likely to [...]

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