Lament Over A Broken Mug

I'm sure many people will be able to relate to the woe of breaking a favourite item, in this case, it was my favourite mug for drinking tea!

Tea drinking is very serious business here in Britain and the vessel it comes in can make or break the experience! (Pun Intended.)

I've discovered it can be a varied topic though. I know some people are happy to drink tea no matter what it comes in! Big mug, small cup, standard bucket, old shoe etc. For most people however and certainly for me, there's a favourite cup to be had that heightens the enjoyment of the experience!

As the title would suggest, my favourite mug was broken recently. I hope these words can at least bring a smile from what was otherwise a very tragic event!

The Parable Of The Lost Coin

The Parable Of The Lost Coin

(A Teaching On How The Church Must Shine The Light)

Luke 15:8-10

“Or what woman, having ten silver coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it? And when she has found it, she calls her friends and neighbours together, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the piece which I lost!’  Likewise, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”

You Are...Guarded And Protected

February's "You Are" verses focus on the truth that as Christians, we are guarded and protected by Jesus our Good Shepherd!

My "You Are" verses are intended to run alongside my "I Am" series and February's excerpt co-ordinates with last week's post which focused on Jesus' statement in John 10:11-12. It reads,

“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep. But a hireling, he who is not the shepherd, one who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf catches the sheep and scatters them.”

A Little Farther

This poem was inspired by Matthew 26:36-39 which reads,

“Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and said to the disciples, “Sit here while I go and pray over there.”  And He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and He began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed.  Then He said to them, “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch with Me.”
He went a little farther and fell on His face, and prayed, saying, “O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will.”"

So much is said about what Jesus achieved for us on Good Friday when He went to the Cross and rightly so. It was a pivotal moment in time when God Himself endured the most excruciating death in order to pay for the sins of the world. Christ’s Crucifixion Day certainly deserves all the veneration and acclaim our hearts can express. We owe our salvation to what Jesus did that Day.

What we see from the verses in Matthew 26 however, is that the extreme emotional and physical pain Christ endured on our behalf, really began in the Garden of Gethsemane the day before.

I Am The Good Shepherd (Part One)

For 2022, I felt inspired to write a series that focuses on the “I Am” statements of Jesus Christ. I gave myself two verses to express some key elements and truths found within the words of Jesus and what the message is for the listener.

We started the series with "I Am The Door" and now February's "I Am" verses take a look at John 10:11-12 where Jesus says, "I Am The Good Shepherd."