Tag: Jesus Christ
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An Undergraduate’s Notebook
Flicking through a notebook I started in my final few months at university, I came across some prayers that I had written to God. By looking back at my prayers that I wrote over a year ago, I have come to realise that He has answered my prayers, in ways…
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Stephen Fry and his God Dialogue
Never did I think I would ever be so bold as to challenge the brilliant mind and interesting words of Stephen Fry. Let’s just say it got personal? (Haha.) I like to consider, think and write about topics in the news that concern God and faith. Mr.Fry, a well known television…
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True Friendship
It is such a beautiful moment to spend time with friends. They can encourage, uplift, wipe away the tears from your eyes, share in your joy, laugh with you, be honest and truthful to you. Friendship is a wonderful blessing. I am thankful for the times when I have been…
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Remembering Auschwitz
Today marks 70 years since the Auschwitz concentration camp was liberated by the Red Army of the Soviet Union in 1945. Pictures, audio and video footage highlight some of the horrific scenes experienced by those afflicted by Nazi ideology. The depths of humanity’s capability to carry out evil is ingrained…
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Harry Potter and the Rise of the Radicals
The Harry Potter stories were part of my youth. Reading about a young boy who was a wizard named Harry Potter and his best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger inspired my imagination. Never once did I convert to the dark arts or worship any other God. I understand several…
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The Greatest Invitation
Writing has been hard the last couple of weeks. Circumstances out of my control came upon me and flooded me with all sorts of thoughts, feelings and emotions. I will write more about these circumstances in the future, but currently I am going through the storm. My strength just feels…
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Broken Your Resolutions Yet? #OneWord
2015 has started out wonderfully with regards to blogging. I have been so encouraged by many Christian writers and their blogs in 2014, and this has continued into the New Year. There is an online conversation happening all over cyberspace in various forms where bloggers are coming together to champion…
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Clap Along… Because I’m Happy
Are you happy? Here are some stats from 2014: “WIN/Gallup International’s annual global End of Year survey shows that happiness is on the rise”… 70% of people worldwide say they are happy Africa appears to be the happiest with 83% being content Western Europe looks pretty unhappy with 11% responding that…
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2014 considered. 2015 embraced.
Friends, I want to encourage you today as we approach the end of another year and wait in hopeful expectation for what 2015 will bring. For some of us, 2014 has been a great year. Perhaps there has been a cause for celebrations such as: an anniversary, a job, a…
Ruth Clemence 