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Surrounded by joy

Read: Luke 24-44-53 Today is Ascension Day. The Bible reading explains how Jesus reminded the disciples that the Old Testament Law, Prophets, and Psalms had been fulfilled; he had suffered, he had risen, and soon the message of repentance and forgiveness would spread out, starting in Jerusalem but reaching all corners of the world. Jesus…

The Path to Perfection : an examination and restatement of John Wesley’s doctrine of Christian Perfection

The Path to Perfection : an examination and restatement of John Wesley’s doctrine of Christian Perfection by W E Sangster.  Epworth Press, 1957 (The New Lincoln Library, vol. 11).  209 pages Available secondhand By all accounts this is an excellent book which received high praise from all quarters, religious and secular, when first published in 1943. The fact…

Parting

A lot of us find partings difficult to handle.  You only have to stand on a station platform or airport departure area to see people hugging, perhaps crying, and waving sadly as they go their separate ways. Looking back on my life experiences I think some of the hardest goodbyes I have said were to…

Loving acts

Continuing reflection on the Prayer Card from the Christian organisation called Medical Missionary News (https://mmn.uk.com), Tuesday’s prayer is for COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE PROGRAMMES. “Many cannot afford to go to the hospital or clinic. Please pray for the mobile clinics, medical camps and home visits, as medical teams go out into the rural areas to give primary…

More body parts 1

Following on from my last few TFTDs, I am concentrating on one body part that we all know well,  is essential to life, and has never been successfully transplanted, (unless you believe the novels of Mary Shelley). This is of course the brain, and the next few TFTDs will look at different areas of the…