Ephesians 2 v 8. For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God. During the Spanish-American War, Clara Barton was overseeing the work of the Red Cross in Cuba. One day Colonel Theodore Roosevelt came to her, wanting to buy food for his sick…

If you are fortunate to have a garden, however large or small, during  these times of pandemic, you have probably spent more time  in it than usual. You may have noticed the creatures that share your garden with you, who  either have made it their home, or are passing visitors. Observing these creatures, their habits…

Today is a day that we all approach differently. I was in Brussels for a meeting on 11th November one year and remember talking about it during a break in a meeting with colleagues from around Europe. Remembrance inspires emotions ranging from the extremes of anger through to a passive thirst for knowledge, with a…

One of the many blessings about this house is the rainbows we see from our front window.  Two or three times a year, when the sun is setting, the rain is falling and the sky opposite is just the right shade of grey, we see a glorious rainbow.  And it’s often  a full arc, sometimes…

Psalm 104 v 24.How many are your works, Lord! In wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures. A tiny bird, the lesser white-throat warbler, summers in Germany and winters in Africa. As the days grow short, the adult birds head south, leaving their little ones behind. Several weeks later, the young fly…