tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90528374861573842582011-07-08T02:34:18.212+01:00Thoughts, concerns and humour from a Christian heart.CJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09859349883177426206noreply@blogger.comBlogger751100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052837486157384258.post-54374315916503757042010-07-13T14:44:00.001+01:002010-07-13T14:44:42.326+01:00

Please note, I've moved my blog to WordPress - URL below. http://colinowen.wordpress.com/ I will no longer be posting here. Colin.

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"Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle have vetoed a Bill that would have legalised same-sex civil unions." YES!!!!! See what a difference a brave soul can make. We need more like this lady. Leaders who actually care enough to make the tough decisions, not like the spineless cretins we had in our government for the last three terms and have for yet another term. I foresee a backlash against all this gay

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Finally, the C of E have taken a stand for their faith. They have droped the hot potatoe, namely the demonised thing wanting to be bishop. Everything I read in the article that inspired this blog I said amen to. Now...Come on guys, finish the job and clean this filth out from among you. Sack the creep! "What fellowship has light with darkness."

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In Genesis 1 we read how God created the heavens and the earth. He did a whole pile of other stuff too, including us. After this, we don't read of God creating, so what happened?Well, when he created people, He loved them so much that He gave them the greatest gift He could. The gift of creation. You see, it wasn't within man's ability to say, "let there be babies." So God, in His infinite wisdom

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Behold, another abomination. A man, deliberately living in an abnormal, abhorrent relationship with another man. Dr. John, you are an abomination in the site of God, you bring shame on the black frock and white collar you are wearing, and one day, unless you truly repent, He will throw you into the lake of fire along with all the other rubbish to be tormented for all eternity. WAKE UP MAN, and

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If I speak out against homosexuality I'm branded a homophobe.If I speak out against Islam I'm branded an islamaphobe.If I say anything at all to do with race I'm branded a racist.If I speak out against pedophilia I get a round of applause.This is true bigotry.

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I'm a big fan of scifi. Not the dark violent stuff though. When I write, it's nearly always scifi, can't help it.With all this in mind, I've discovered that scientists like scifi too. Their problem is, they don't know it. Take the 'big bang' for instance. Pure science fiction. Why? No evidence. Really, zero evidence, just lots of fanciful theories from guys with more imagination than

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Interesting term don't you think. Seems to imply that that there is a humane for this to be the opposite of. I guess we regard humane as being kind, tender, caring, even loving. But we ll know that the human race is far better at war, killing, hurting and maiming.Inhumane we see as...Well, the opposite of the above. People  are tried for war crimes where others have been slaughtered. But the side

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I may have mentioned before in these pages that I don't watch TV. It's great, you should try it. I do listen to the radio on occasion though, mainly in the car, but also in bed before lights out.Radio 4 puts out a lot of so called comedy in the late evening. I use the word comedy very lightly, as, to be honest, the stuff never makes me laugh (or even smile!)Now you might think I'm some old stick

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Read this quote..."Charges have been dropped against a street preacher who was arrested for saying homosexuality is a sin. After reviewing the evidence, crown prosecutors decided last week to discontinue the prosecution of Dale Mcalpine, as reported by the Christian Institute."http://www.theway.co.uk/feature.php?id=8114&this=Case_against_%27homosexuality_is_sin%27_preacher_droppedIf you read all

CJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09859349883177426206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052837486157384258.post-29199493181836050222010-06-26T19:45:00.001+01:002010-06-26T19:48:36.647+01:00

Men in suits, dark suits, and blue ties by the looks of it. Seems that the world is ruled by men in suits.One day, the world will be ruled by men in white robes. It's called righteousness, and the saints will be clothed in it and rule the earth for a thousand years. What a different earth that will be...Ruled by righteousness.Think of everything that is terrible in the world today and imagine a

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'Ere our Agatha and say 'ello to yer great, great, great great, great, great great, great, great great, great, great great, great, great great, great, great great, great, great great, great, great great, great, great great, great, great great, great, great great, great, great great, great, great great, great, great great, great, great great, great, great great, great, great great, great, great

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I love it. Somehow, it makes all seem right with the world. Maybe it's all that vitamin E we get from it.I live in a great place to enjoy it too. Local hills to walk on. Quaint spar town to visit. Tea shops, coffee shops, cake shops...So why am I here staring at this blummin computer screen???

CJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09859349883177426206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052837486157384258.post-12345368360336763602010-06-25T11:53:00.001+01:002010-06-25T11:53:36.645+01:00

I've just stood in a queue at the post office for 25 minutes. Ahead of me, four old dears coming for their pension. All four had real trouble entering their pin numbers. One had to give up or the card would have been blocked. She walked away looking very unhappy...And with no money. Maybe she won't eat tonight, who knows.The point is this, generations above mine are not well suited to cards and

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Every so often I 'feel' the need to spend some quality time with the Lord. The hills provide the perfect backdrop for this. I was up there the other day seeking the way forward when he reminded me of a scripture that had come to me earlier that morning. "I can do all things through Christ Who strengthens me." "Yes," He said, "That includes paying the bills."Isn't He amazing!

CJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09859349883177426206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052837486157384258.post-73418304504027891362010-06-23T21:28:00.002+01:002010-06-23T21:33:03.857+01:00

"As part of a concerted move to woo the ‘pink vote’, Prime Minister David Cameron has hosted a ‘Gay Pride’ festival reception at Number 10 ahead of Pride Fortnight which starts on 18 June 2010. Mr Cameron pledged his support for homosexual ‘rights’ before jokingly referring to his deputy, Nick Clegg, as ‘my own civil partner’.He welcomed homosexual celebrities and members of the Armed Forces who

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Daft question? No it isn't...You see, some people treat faith as a noun. I belong to the Roman Catholic Faith. Or, I belong to the Anglican faith. Another way of saying it would be, I'm a Catholic, or I'm an Anglican. As if belonging to that particular group held some sort of magical power to save.Celebrities will often talk about their faith, but only ever using the term as a noun. A dead give

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Occasionally I get to baby sit Jack, (he appears earlier in this blog - my god son), this gives me the chance to watch some TV, (I don't have TV at home so this is novel for me...Sad but true) after he's in bed of course. Well, I was watching last night when an add came on for a squitty little renault car. It went like this.........Four lads driving down a city centre street passing a night club

CJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09859349883177426206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052837486157384258.post-64705571909760308622010-06-20T08:43:00.001+01:002010-06-20T08:43:14.292+01:00

Yet more gay rubbish is coming, read on..."Minister for Women and Equalities Theresa May set out plans on Wednesday to tackle prejudice against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in all aspects of life, including education, the workplace, the criminal justice system and international rights.The announcement signals the coalition Government’s intention to continue the work of promoting

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What a brilliant picture, a baby in the womb with a halo…Love it.Guess what, the secular mob have complained, no surprise there then. See the quotes below.Although the poster’s creators say it is meant to spark conversation about the meaning of Christmas, critics of the poster say it is too political and see it as a counterattack on the recent first-ever TV ad for abortion services.YES!!!!! (

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In law, there has to be a burden of proof. In religion, there has to be a burden of truth. In science there is neither.Put it this way: The Bible has never been proven to be wrong. Evolution has never been proven to be truth. One is regarded as myth, the other is taught in our schools as fact.Truth never changes. It never changes because it never needs to change. The truth is always the truth.

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I don't know about you, but I recently complained to the BBC about a show they aired about Israel. It was blatant propaganda against God's holy nation. I told them so in no uncertain terms.Recently there has been a hoohar about Israel because they had the effrontery to block ships carrying terrorists under the guise of 'aid'. Dear aunty beeb portrayed it as: "The ship was stormed by Israeli

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Recently two baby girls were attacked in the bedroom of their house, and in London too. We don't think of wild animals invading our cities, but it seems they do. This is not a freak 'accident' as portrayed by the so called experts, there was another similar attack a few years back when another little girl was attacked in her bedroom at 2am, again, in London. See the quote below.Her mother, said:

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I would like to ask our politicians a question… "Just what on earth do you regard as immoral?"It's a simple question, but we all know that politicians 'duck' answering questions. They are professional at it. My guess is that they would answer by justifying their take on issues such as homosexuality. Then they would attack those who take a stand against 'their view'. That's the way it is. Attack

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A sort of Christian think tank has suggested that churches should show the world cup on large screens. They 'think' it will draw men back to church.Makes you wonder what some 'christians' are made of. Why would men want to go to a church to watch the world cup on a big screen when they can go to the local pub and watch it? Since when does it make any sense whatsoever to use the world to attract

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Got this from a radio interview last night...Seems an American team have created a synthetic living cell. The inventor was very clear (for a scientist) that this was NOT creation of life, but a synthetic cell that could divide and so replicate itself. Quite an achievement.Another scientist (not an American) was interviewed after and asked, "Is this playing God?" Don't you just love these dumb

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Channel 4 stoops to new lows in their desperate battle to stay on the air. Revenue from advertisers is reduced so it becomes necessary to clutch at straws like this abomination. Read on..."Marie Stopes is set to make TV history when it advertises its abortion services on Channel 4 at 2210 GMT on May 24. The advert asks 'Are you late?', referring to women who may have missed a period, and will

CJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09859349883177426206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052837486157384258.post-69295564240954494752010-05-19T08:46:00.001+01:002010-05-19T08:46:25.580+01:00

Christianity is growing like wild fire in China, praise the Lord, and they are hungry for the Word of God. In China, there is only one printer allowed to print Bibles, and they can't keep up with the demand.Here's a thought….Why don't all the Godless sections of the church, you know, the ones who ordain homosexuals, donate their Bibles to those who will actually read them. Those who actually

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The Free Church of Scotland is considering allowing the use of hymns and instruments in worship for the first time.Supporters in the Church believe it may help attract new members to struggling congregations.It won't. But this will…Drop the dead religion which is the thing that is driving people away from you.Get born again and Spirit filled as the Bible commands.The music, the joy and the

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On the proposed abolition of OfCom, the Christian Broadcasting Council commented…"The organisation fears that the move would lead to Christian views being stifled, as political correctness took over from common sense." said CBC chairperson Olave Snelling.Seems they've already bowed to that fear. What's wrong with gender anyway? Why is chairman or chairwoman not correct? If this was in French,

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The Devil never comes looking like 'the Devil'. No, he uses smiling faces...'Nice' people...But none the less,THE DEVIL COMES!

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So, we have a cobbled together government. It might be a good thing, at least it will keep everyone on their toes.Both parties slogans included, "Vote for change." But some things won't change:The advancement of homosexuality won't change.The persecution of Christians won't change.Moral and spiritual degradation of our nation won't change, unless you call acceleration change!Binge drinking won't

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Suicide bombers, knife attacks, murders, rapes, abductions…Why is it that only bad news is news? What makes the editors think that we actually want, or need to see when some poor old soul has been beaten up by a yobo? What value is there for anyone in seeing a face all black blue and purple? Does it do any good? Of course not, it just scares every other old soul in the country even more than they

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In church life we have lots of jargon. I remember back in my Bible college days, the guy at the front making us witness to our neighbour without using any jargon. It wasn't easy!Any way, we have this word converted, and we use it to describe someone who has become a Christian…But is it a good word for such a purpose? Does it accurately describe what has happened? Well, no it doesn't.You see, the

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How much worse off would this country be if more people where active, practising Christians?Would the crime rate go up or down?Ladies, would it be less safe to walk the streets at night?Would our children be in more danger than they are at present?Would Christian politicians steal tax payers money by fiddling their expenses?Would there be those appalling scenes of drunkenness in the small hours

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Just reading of yet another Christian losing their job for not wanting to participate in the abomination of homosexuality. These cases are on the increase, and will become common place before too long as the law 'bites' into our religious freedom.Fellow Christians, we must realise that persecution has started. These are indeed 'the last days' spoken of by John. From here, it just gets worse.

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I don't watch television so am not being bombarded by it in regard to the upcoming election. I really feel sorry for those of you who are.All the parties are out and about doing their utmost to win your vote, saying all the things they think you need to hear, and trying, laughably, to look 'cool'! Please don't be taken in by the hype, use your own judgement and even better, your own conscience.

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It's a natural part of the human psyche to want to hit back. We've all done it, and homosexuals are no exception. They have managed to successfully attack 'hetros' with a cat call and make it stick. If you dare to say anything against a homosexual, you are branded a homophobe, and it's become a dirty word, a slur with a stigma attached. Well done guys, er, sorry…gays, you've won the day, you are

CJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09859349883177426206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052837486157384258.post-53131788576903561582010-04-23T09:03:00.005+01:002010-04-23T09:13:14.343+01:00

Is anyone else sick of all the hype about climate change? Well I am. There's a very easy, scientific way to know for sure what the climate is doing…Any takers? It's to measure the temperature every day over a period of, say, fifteen years, and then collate that data into a graph and Bob's your uncle, you have it. The truth, by measurement, not interpretation, not theory, not computer models, not

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Two lesbians have become the first same-sex couple in the United Kingdom to list both their names as parents on the birth certificate of a baby conceived through in vitro fertilisation.What kind of a world is this precious little child going to grow up in? Can you imagine her school life?The way this nation is fostering perversion beggars belief. We'll reap what we're sowing.Dear Lord and God

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Yes, it's another year already. My how they seem to fly. It only seems like last week that I was standing on the platform of the workingmen's club at the bottom of our road in Liverpool...Actually, I was 13 when that happened. Yep, 13 and playing a gig. By 15 I was doing 4 nights a week with Johnny Marlowe and the Whipcords!!!!! I wonder what happened to you guys, Johnny, Bobby, Chris and Michael

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Yes, they've really done it. They've nailed their colours to the mast...etc, etc.The Lib Dems have just welcomed into the fold, a woman famous for making porn films, and they are boasting about it! One guy said on the radio, "Yeah, let's get them all in." Seems the Lib Dems will accept any old rubbish, and that's just what they've got with her, a load of rubbish. This whole affair shows clearly

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Difficult to spot aren't they, especially when they are surrounded by their supporters. Men in frocks and DOG collars, (such an apt name that) all happily voting for yet another pervert to be a leader in the church. This beggars belief. Just what do they read instead of the Bible? It's indicative of the times we live in, Satan has infiltrated religion and here's the fruit of it. "Even so, come

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In recent years, the house of Lords has been a bastion of common sense and morality, but no longer. Read on:The House of Lords has voted in favour of a change to civil partnership laws to allow gay couples to marry in churches and use religious language during the ceremony.Peers voted 95 to 21 in favour of the amendment to the Equality Bill late last night, overturning a ban under the Civil

CJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09859349883177426206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052837486157384258.post-66130913027111682682010-01-26T16:16:00.002Z2010-01-26T16:23:46.052Z

Had this on my mind for a while now, see what you think.I am not a gambling man, never have been, never will be. I have great sport with cold callers who try to sell me insurance. I tell them I don't gamble which usually stops them in their tracks, at least for a few seconds. Once recovered they put up a fight, but I tell them, "The only thing guaranteed in insurance is that I will pay the

CJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09859349883177426206noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052837486157384258.post-76249289502267199912009-08-06T14:16:00.001+01:002009-08-06T14:18:39.453+01:00

I was born in 1948, so missed the war completely. My mum and dad went through it a bit, though they never talked about it much.As a 'baby boomer', I can only offer my heartfelt thanks to Harry, and all the other heroes who gave their lives in those terrible wars. Without them I would not be living in the country or freedom that I do today. Their hard won freedom for us is precious, and we should

CJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09859349883177426206noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052837486157384258.post-84145785441626542872009-08-05T11:40:00.002+01:002009-08-05T11:48:11.300+01:00

At least 2 every second...

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I received this recently and really felt the need to pass it on. See what you make of it. Allah or the Lord Jesus Christ? The Muslim religion is by far the fastest growing religion in the UK. Last month I attended my annual training session that's required for maintaining my prison security clearance. During the training session there was a presentation by three speakers representing the Roman

CJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09859349883177426206noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052837486157384258.post-45097609664560256192009-05-31T14:16:00.000+01:002009-05-31T14:17:11.500+01:00

I have just been reading an extract from the book,"Even Greater." It is the account of what happened when Reinhard Bonnke tried to hold a Gospel crusade in Kano, Nigeria in 1991. Islam, it seems, has no answer to the Gospel other than violence, and this episode is the epitome of that failing. It seems that after a sermon in a Mosque, a mob took to the streets looting, killing and burning.

CJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09859349883177426206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052837486157384258.post-7566529746428880982009-03-31T11:01:00.001+01:002009-03-31T11:01:02.476+01:00

The numbers, 9-11, will forever stay in our memories. It's the date of the atrocity committed when the twin towers were brought down by terrorists. I can remember vividly watching on TV as the second plane hit. It made me sick to my stomach. I don't know the exact numbers, but it was at least 5000 people that died that day, not all Americans. Tragic.America went to war over it, invaded another

CJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09859349883177426206noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052837486157384258.post-63515721057880483062009-03-27T13:12:00.002Z2009-03-27T13:14:06.645Z

This is me at around 14 playing a Framus semi acoustic (boy I wish I had it now!) bass. The shot was taken in Matt's shed. He was our singer at the time and decked his shed out to look like the Cavern...Well, he thought it did. If you look closely you'll see I'm playing it with a drum stick.Note too, mum's knitted pullover. Mum was big on knitting, so pullovers came thick and fast...Especially

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This is a photo of my 2 daughters, taken a long time ago now. Ah, memories are made of this. On the left is Claire my blonde beauty. Looks a lot like her mother in law here, well I can see it! Michelle is on the right, missing a front tooth by the looks of it. She'll be 34 this year (09). O how I wish I could get to see them again. Much prayer has gone into that...Trust me.Anyway, I thought I'd

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Well, has it been a year already? Seems like only yesterday that I was arriving at platform 60, how time flies. What a year it has been, some ups and a few downs, but in all cases, God proved His faithfulness beyond any doubt. Sometimes we have to be down to see how God is unbending in His Love and care for us. What a wonderful Saviour we serve.God’s provision has been amazing this year. Several

CJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09859349883177426206noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052837486157384258.post-81323376841849783502008-09-21T17:34:00.002+01:002008-09-21T17:38:26.223+01:00

I've just come back from an amazing time in church. Can such a thing happen you say? Yes, you'd better believe it. I was playing bass this morning. I enjoy the bass as it's so vastly different to the piano...And I get to stand on the other side of the platform!So, why so amazing? Well, we had 2 new songs, neither of which was known to most of us in the band. Praise God, we sailed through them as

CJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09859349883177426206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052837486157384258.post-7403941231476564002008-08-29T08:54:00.001+01:002008-08-29T08:55:46.545+01:00

I may have said this somewhere before in my writings, but it's worth saying again. Tonight I went to a farewell meeting for a local URC minister and his wife. They've been part of the Malvern scene for almost 7 years, and have made a difference both to Malvern and to me. They are a South African couple so it took faith to come here, and now they are returning to head up a new work somewhere else

CJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09859349883177426206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052837486157384258.post-52279511902303052202008-07-27T13:11:00.001+01:002008-07-27T13:11:37.989+01:00

I don't know about you, but in my life I've come across, and seen on TV, many people who have run the wrong way. They blame God for the disaster, or loss of a loved one. You can see the anger and bitterness in their eyes. These do no one any favours; anger and bitterness eat away at your insides. Stomach ulcers and stress related illnesses are all exacerbated by them. Strange, you never hear

CJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09859349883177426206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052837486157384258.post-20569591184317876362008-07-07T12:13:00.000+01:002008-07-07T12:14:21.280+01:00

Today is a sad day for me, it's the day of a friends funeral. He was way too young to die, and dyeing the way he did is just too tragic to talk about. Suffice to say that we Christians are not immune to the pressures of life, on the contrary, we face more than most. The Bible says, "A righteous man may have many troubles but the Lord rescues him from them all." I can think of no better rescue

CJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09859349883177426206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052837486157384258.post-72632902413374406512008-07-02T19:47:00.001+01:002008-07-02T19:47:26.330+01:00

Many years ago when I was on the staff of a Bible college in the south of England, I was in the habit of getting up early and going down to the lower ground floor of the big old house I was living in to pray. I never put the light on as it seemed to help being in the dark. Anyway, on one of those mornings the Lord said to me, "Every day dawns eventually." For some reason, this struck me hard. It

CJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09859349883177426206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052837486157384258.post-5603651849008991372008-07-02T17:05:00.001+01:002008-07-02T17:05:46.319+01:00

Today has been a special day for me. It was blood donor day. Yes I wandered round to the local rugby club to sit in a queue before they stick a needle in and swipe a pint(ish). But it's a great way to be of service to our fellow man. I will never meet the folk who receive my blood, but they are out there somewhere, alive and well.The staff are wonderful. I always have a good laugh whilst lying on

CJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09859349883177426206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052837486157384258.post-77705753507704295222008-03-05T12:31:00.001Z2008-03-05T12:35:09.856Z

No, it's not a big station, it's a big birthday! I've been riding this train for 6 decades now, and there's still a long way to go. I'm old enough now to not look back. There's a lot of stuff there that's best left behind. That's one of the real joys of being a Christian, you can look ahead. You probably won't see exactly what's coming, but you know that something exciting is on the way. That

CJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09859349883177426206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052837486157384258.post-85323447268852371822007-12-28T21:46:00.000Z2007-12-28T21:47:58.796Z

Around ten years ago just before the general election that brought Tony Blair to power, there was a poster showing Blair with demonic eyes. There was quite an outcry as I remember and it was taken down. The thing is, it has turned out to be prophetically correct. Someone somewhere saw something in Blair that the rest of us didn't see until many years later. Smiling all the way and professing

CJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09859349883177426206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052837486157384258.post-37837339883225449252007-12-24T11:49:00.000Z2007-12-24T11:51:23.719Z

Daddy why do we have Christmas?Well son it's like this. Every year you have a birthday and you receive presents. We give you presents because you are very special to us and we want to celebrate the day you were born. Well, Christmas marks the birthday of another child who is very special to all of us so we give each other presents to celebrate His birthday. And what is the child's name daddy? His

CJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09859349883177426206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052837486157384258.post-81424367808365776242007-12-23T14:23:00.000Z2007-12-23T14:24:51.733Z

This actually happened to me on Tuesday 11th of December 07Some background: My Ex wife Carol lives in the next road to me, almost 150 yards away! She has a son named Jack. Now Jack and I are great friends even though he's only 5 and I'm a bit older. He goes to school now and often calls in on me on his way home, usually with his little friend Johnny. Well the day before (Monday) he had had a bit

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Yes, it's that time of year we call Christmas, and as usual, the world is going loopy whilst the atheists/secularists shout and scream about all the religion. Also as usual, the government wants to capitulate and take Christ out of Christmas for 'fear' of offending somebody somewhere. Funny isn't it that no one ever thinks twice about offending Christians.So, they want to take all the nativity

CJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09859349883177426206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052837486157384258.post-1823816119758733002007-12-01T12:56:00.000Z2007-12-01T12:57:18.699Z

The recent activity in Sudan has had the sane world reeling in incredulity. An English woman out there teaching allowed the kids in the class to name a teddy after the Islamic prophet. Someone snitched and she was arrested and jailed. On hearing the jail sentence there was a demonstration calling for her execution. One can only ask, what kind of people are these? The answer is, devoted. They are

CJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09859349883177426206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052837486157384258.post-29339183411376085622007-12-01T12:55:00.000Z2007-12-01T12:56:24.414Z

There are some questions that Christians are asked with monotonous regularity. One of them is: "Why does God allow tragedies?" There is, of course, no one answer that fits all, but let's take one case in point and see where it leads us.A few years ago there was a terribly tragedy, Tsunamis hit several coast lines and many hundreds of thousands of people were killed. We were all glued to the news

CJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09859349883177426206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052837486157384258.post-11519508283272555242007-09-24T09:22:00.000+01:002007-09-24T09:25:28.825+01:00

Had this thought the other day. Who is writing the songs? What I mean is this...Great men come, and great men go. Some have been immortalised in song, but not many. Who writes songs for Adolph? Who writes songs for Stalin? These men lived within the last 100 years and though not forgotten, they are fading away with the years...No songs, at least, no new songs.Contrast that with Jesus Christ:

CJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09859349883177426206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052837486157384258.post-92037927434462785172007-09-13T18:26:00.000+01:002007-09-13T18:27:08.894+01:00

I'm an English man living in England and more than a little concerned at the rate my society is degrading. Things that were truly horrific when I was a child, are now common place and being used as entertainment in TV, computer games and the movies. Our government and the opposition both verbally agree that the family is the unit on which our society is built, yet they pass laws that directly

CJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09859349883177426206noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052837486157384258.post-63539602461284093742007-09-02T19:20:00.000+01:002007-09-02T19:22:50.158+01:00

Some bright spark said, "Change is here to stay." Probably true, but mostly, change is gradual. Not so for me right now; I find myself at a crossroads, and it's scary!You see, for the last 15 years or so, I've been attending a church in Worcester...But I live in Malvern and my heart is here, not there. Well, something new has opened up; a church plant here in Malvern, and I'm a part of it. Just a

CJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09859349883177426206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052837486157384258.post-73614699418381601172007-08-22T09:07:00.000+01:002007-08-22T09:09:36.744+01:00

Here I am at 5am sat up in bed typing. Makes no sense, but none the less, here I am. You see, I went out for a curry last night and it's keeping me awake. Happens sometimes, though not all. So, why do we do such things? Most of us curry eaters know that this can happen but we still go and do it. For me it's like this: I really enjoy a good curry, and close to me there is a really great Indian

CJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09859349883177426206noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052837486157384258.post-55219662786707404332007-08-22T09:04:00.000+01:002007-08-22T09:07:36.279+01:00

The real stuff I mean, not just hiding your eyes from something on the TV. Well I have. It happened almost 20 years ago at night as I lay in bed. I awoke from a bad dream which I can't remember. I was shaking and in a cold sweat. I find it hard to describe the actual feeling other than to say I was truly terrified. So what was the source of my terror? I felt lost. Lost? But I was at home in my

CJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09859349883177426206noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052837486157384258.post-71988275504200744752007-08-17T23:45:00.001+01:002007-08-17T23:45:50.475+01:00

There are those in the more traditional side of church who advocate that we, "Re interpret" the Bible in light of today's culture. They say, "Times have changed, people have changed, therefore we must change God's word to accommodate the sin of today's society."Sounds like it makes sense, especially in today's climate of so called tolerance where we must by law, accept everyone for what they are

CJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09859349883177426206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052837486157384258.post-6237574311991480592007-08-17T23:44:00.001+01:002007-08-17T23:44:51.846+01:00

Our throw away society has reached new heights of selfishness and new lows in ethics. For a long time now we have had a throw away mentality, but it is gaining momentum. It started out with packaging and cheap plastic razors and pens, things that are used and then discarded, but it has graduated to people. Yes, we live in a society where we throw away people. Don't believe me? Look up the

CJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09859349883177426206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052837486157384258.post-62631129868389595182007-08-17T23:42:00.000+01:002007-08-17T23:43:46.230+01:00

This is something that has really been on my heart for some time now, let me explain.In my nation we have a hastily passed law that makes it illegal to say no to homosexuals. That's what it amounts to. They call it an anti discrimination law, but in truth, it's a license for homosexuals to rule the roost, and believe me, they will.The point in question is the adoption of innocent children by

CJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09859349883177426206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052837486157384258.post-80686468168585130562007-08-17T23:14:00.000+01:002007-08-17T23:17:17.437+01:00

It had been a great weekend, everything had been just about perfect; until the drive home that is...I chose to drive back on the Sunday thinking the traffic would be easier, and in the main it was. The sun was shining and I was fair flying along when I caught sight of one of those motorway signs telling me of impending 'queage' ahead. Junctions 12 and 13 it said, but I was sure I came off at 12

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