“When I discovered your words, I devoured them. They are my joy and my heart’s delight, for I bear your name, O Lord God of Heaven’s Armies”. Jeremiah 15:16 Comfort Eating I have a horrible sinus infection at the moment, and I have a confession to make; when I don’t feel well physically, I suddenly […]
In John 5, Jesus asks a man a question; a man who, at first glance it would seem has been longing for healing for 38 years. “Do you want to be healed?” Seems an odd question, since the man has been coming here day after day for years. Yet the man’s response is so telling […]
“Ask the Lord for rain in the spring, for he makes the storm clouds. And he will send showers of rain so every field becomes a lush pasture.” Zechariah 10:1 (All scriptures in my blog are linked to Bible Gateway: just click to open) The Land of Perpetual Rain Northern Ireland is such a wet […]
Today we’re seeing a deluge of rain; a much needed outpouring on our very thirsty gardens, farms and forestry around our parched country, after many weeks with no rain. When I looked up at the sky, just before the first drops fell, I could feel the change in the atmosphere – there was a sense […]
The other evening as I was preparing to go out, my family were just starting to watch a film on TV about a girl who couldn’t ever leave her house, because she had been told her whole life that she had an immune deficiency that could kill her if she was exposed to germs. The […]
“Search for the Lord and for his strength; continually seek him.” Psalm 105:4 I have a beautiful big mustard plant, that lives in a huge earthenware pot outside our front door. For those readers who don’t know, this plant is part of the story behind the name of my blog (the story can be found […]
