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What motivates your prayer life?

I hadn't thought of what motivates my prayer life until I heard a sermon by Dawna De Silva called Praying from Power. I listened, riveted to my chair, taking in every word as though I was hearing for the first time. Each word carried weight, clarity, and authority. It demanded my full attention and required I [...]

Marriage God’s Way – A Book Review

Marriage God's Way. What a great title for a book! Quite apt too in a society that is rife with divorce and failed relationships. Marriage on a good day comes with its challenges and memorable moments but making it a success takes effort, commitment and a lot of sacrificial love.Today, we are constantly fighting against instant gratification, [...]

By | 2017-10-07T21:32:34+01:00 June 26th, 2017|Practical Christian Living, Relationships|2 Comments

How to stop comparing yourself with others

How to stop comparing yourself with others? Yea, that answer seems to be more slippery than a wet bar of soap. One moment, we've got it, we stop comparing ourselves to others and work on valuing the beauty of who we are. Before we know it, we are doing it again - comparing. Whenever I think [...]

By | 2018-01-26T10:57:57+00:00 June 6th, 2017|Practical Christian Living, Spiritual Growth|9 Comments

Finding strength in challenging times

Finding strength in challenging times! Yea, that's a tough one. I don't know about you, but, my tough times often come at me with a vengeance. In some ways, I can feel as though one thing hits me before I've fully recovered from the first one. On and on it can go leaving us barely catching [...]

By | 2017-10-03T21:37:02+01:00 March 13th, 2017|Faith, Practical Christian Living, Spiritual Growth|12 Comments

God says rest – He has you covered

Rest is important. It sounds really simple and that we should be able to rest. Does anyone feel that they can in this fast-paced world? We can contact people around the globe via the Internet night and day.  We could be awake 24/7 and work if we wanted to. So many people live with their electronic [...]

By | 2017-10-03T22:36:51+01:00 February 20th, 2017|Practical Christian Living, Spiritual Growth|10 Comments

How do our thoughts create our reality

How do our thoughts create our reality? This question has often sat at the back of my mind as I listen to my trail of thought or observe the conversations of others. I find myself reminded of a principle I learned in my university years which stated: Our perception is our reality This may have been a [...]

By | 2017-08-02T08:56:09+01:00 January 16th, 2017|Faith, Practical Christian Living, Spiritual Growth|18 Comments
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