‘Don’t be Surprised! That first line of this verse written by the Apostle Peter is of great comfort to many of us who have gone through life and faced the pains, fire and darkness that pops up out of no where? We can think on Job and how he was assaulted by Satan and thenContinue reading “Suffering as a believing Christian? One.”
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On set Dementia?
Age not the Limit! This is a terrible illness that is associated mostly with us oldies, but it is not limited and can be a factor at an much earlier age? God understands us who suffer, but He wants us to share with younger people the reality of this disease that many people do sufferContinue reading “On set Dementia?”
Gifts and being Comforted?
The Holy Ghost/Spirit! As believers we all have received the Holy Spirit to empower us to serve, to understand the Holy scriptures and to share our faith of our choice and to give an account when we may be challenged to do so? We can do very little without having the Comforter in our everContinue reading “Gifts and being Comforted?”
U.S. and European Revenue!
‘Out of a European War? Us oldies will face more problems in the months to come with inflation, rising utility bills, even fuel prices hiking to the cover of the Ukrainian situation over that of failed policies in the U.K. and that of Joe Biden who is lost when it comes to economics! Millions mayContinue reading “U.S. and European Revenue!”
Freshness!
A New start for 2022? Getting old does not mean decay, we can ask God to make us fresh again, like the smell of baked bread! We are a force in Ekklesia to still be reckoned with, many talents and gifts, much advice and teaching to pass on to the young and not so andContinue reading “Freshness!”
‘Young at Heart?
Just because our bodies fail, our minds stay Young! One is getting on and was a tot of the sixties and a youth of the 1970’s, but I still like modern music and what young people have to say! Many teenagers and young adults today live in a society of hurt and loneliness, even theContinue reading “‘Young at Heart?”
Plenty to keep Doing?
Planning beyond Christmas! When one has been a believer a long time the years seem to get shorter, when we are keeping active and we learn that the calendar of Church life has to be well planned for the next festival that may meet our label? Already we should be thinking about Valentines and evenContinue reading “Plenty to keep Doing?”
Christmas is Coming!
Helping in decorating and the Crib Display? Not all fellowships are the same, some don’t even mark the season in a traditional way, but probably secretly do it at home? Older believers still have a place to help clean and decorate, they may place emphasis on the crib and the essential message of the seasonContinue reading “Christmas is Coming!”
Advise and Encourage!
‘The world will knock us? Many young people in leadership today are getting knocked, they have bright ideas and they are wonderful, but the world is now more occupied by the bright lights of the Internet and the virtual world of none reality! We who are older in Church work have learned many of theContinue reading “Advise and Encourage!”
Forgetting?
‘Our Minds! This is one of many issues that we will face as we get older and it can be very hard on our loved ones, children and friends? We think we are still speaking to them, but they only hear confused rubbish! On the great day of Pentecost many heard the Disciples of JesusContinue reading “Forgetting?”
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