Mystery-Finding Treasures in the Darkness.
Tears of Sorrow, Tears of Joy I think that every parent has dreams for their children. That is I suppose the wonder of the womb. In that place of hiddeness dreams, hope, faith and life are conceived and grow alongside one another until the day comes when they can burst out in that terrifying, messy and joyful […]
Mystery-Writing in the Sky
It is strange how sometimes what we fear and what we yearn for are merely opposite sides of the same moment. The moment I am now standing in is one that in a way God has been preparing me for for at least twenty years. There has been a yearning and expectant longing I have […]
The Birth of Mystery-the revealing of Heroes.
It is difficult to explain the emotions we felt in those first few hours holding Mystery. When she burst into our lives after a relatively short labour, she was smaller than our others weighing in at around 3.45 kgs and almost as soon as she arrived she released her voice into the atmosphere, her first declaration […]
A Tale of Two Kingfishers!
I am a keen amateur bird watcher and undoubtedly some of my favourite birds are the kingfishers. The combination of their striking colours and spectacular antics in pursuit of supper make them fun to watch. A few months ago whilst on a ministry trip to a church in Rhuwa, Zimbabwe I noticed a gorgeous brown […]
Nailing our Colours to the Mast.
Colours can define us, divide us or decide us. I grew up in a time and a nation that was defined by colours. Your colour determined your options, your status and your destiny. I also had a father who at times would wax on lyrical about Colours. Not skin colour or pigmentation but the Colours. […]