IF

IF

by | May 17, 2023 | Encouragement

(A Christian version of the well known poem by Rudyard Kipling) If you can follow Christ when all around youAre following themselves and their desireIf you can trust the Shepherd who has found youAnd walks with you through every flood and fireIf you can act with grace...
Hold on to Christ

Hold on to Christ

by | Nov 4, 2021 | Encouragement

Hold on to ChristFor when the worldMay blissful beAnd full ofOpportunityRemember inThat ecstasyYour eager handHas hold of HimWho made it Hold on to ChristFor when the warIs waging longThe enemyEngaging, strongAnd seems the stormIs raging onYour fearful handHas hold of...
He Spoke

He Spoke

by | Feb 1, 2021 | Encouragement

He did not use sophisticated words;He spoke simple words that were profound. He did not have to persuade the disciples;He spoke, and they followed Him. He did not perform on a stage in front of a cheering crowd;He spoke, and the multitude gathered around Him. He did...
This Dark Hour

This Dark Hour

by | Aug 21, 2020 | Encouragement

I love musicals. I was delighted when the film, The Prince of Egypt, was adapted recently to a live musical in London’s West End, though I doubt I will ever get to see it. The film tells the story of Moses and the deliverance of the Israelites out of Egypt. I am...
As unto Alfred

As unto Alfred

by | Jun 8, 2020 | Encouragement

“Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men…” (Colossians 3:23) On my brother Alfred’s birthday in August of 2018, he was getting treatment in Mexico. As he was on the other side of the world, it was difficult to...