Life in a retirement village is very different to living in one’s own property. In my own home I could go out any time I wanted, I knew my...
BEEN THERE DONE THAT
Over fifty years of church attendance and Bible study is bound to have an impact on anyone’s Christian life. When listening to a sermon or watching...
HOW DO I WITNESS?
This is surely a question we have all asked ourselves. Am I doing it the way Jesus wants me to? Am I doing it at all? My Collins dictionary...
THE DAYS OF SMALL THINGS
I have recently read a novel called ‘The day of small things.’ It is a book I shall easily forget except for the title. No exciting events, no...
THE BLESSING OF A FATHER
In South Africa we celebrate Fathers’ Day on June 18. Personally I have good memories of my own father who was rather strict by today’s standards,...
MOTHERHOOD – A CHALLENGE
Yesterday – 14th May, we celebrated Mothers’ Day. Is being a mother a challenge? As a great grandmother I can say yes! We have surely all...
WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED FREEDOM?
Freedom means many different things to many different people. For a great majority of South Africans it means freedom from the injustice of...
LOVE CHANGES EVERYTHING
Love is in the air as Valentine’s Day approaches. Much more to the point for Christians, Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians, chapter 13 gives us...
ALL THINGS NEW
By the time this appears on the GCI website, life will have returned to ‘normal.’ The new year will seem pretty much an extension of the old,...
POCKETS OF PEACE
Few of us buy or send Christmas cards nowadays. But many of us will remember having our houses decorated with strings of cards in the living room...