The Prodigal Daughter Returns

"He will sit as a refiner and a purifier of silver;  He will purify the sons of Levi, And purge them as gold and silver, That they may offer to the Lord An offering in righteousness." Malachi 3: 3 ---- I recently met a woman on the bus and we chatted about our different religious beliefs.  After I shared my faith with her, she told me I was very refined. I asked what she meant by "refined" and she said I was pure. While I was out with a friend watching the fireworks at this park, I told him about the woman on the bus calling me refined. "That's a good thing. It's nice to be called refined," he said. "I know what you're thinking," I said. "She didn't mean it in the worldly way of being cultured. She meant it in a spiritual way." "I see." "You see that fire?" I pointed at the bonfire. "To me, that fire represents God. God is a consuming fire and when you give your life to Him, He is const

The Bible asks believers in Christ to pray for those in authority. (2 Timothy 2: 1-2). God bless those in authority no matter what the outcome of the upcoming elections in America. God bless America. ❤️  ---- Related Bible verse: "Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence." 2 Timothy 1-2 Map courtesy of Google Images

"That which has been is what will be, That which is done is what will be done, And there is nothing new under the sun." Ecclesiastes 1: 9 ----- When I heard Kemi Badenoch had been voted the new leader of the Conservative Party, my initial thoughts were politics is becoming interesting, not because she's a black woman, but because we're back to the 1980s when Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister and Labour was very far left then. As the Bible puts it: "There is nothing new under the sun." I'm old enough to remember. In fact, I once saw Margaret Thatcher in action, live, in Parliament. Whether you agreed with the right then or not, at least they were true to their core Conservative values. I see this in the "new" Conservative leader. I look forward to seeing how her leadership plays out. God bless Kemi and her shadow cabinet. 🙏❤️ ---- Related Bible verse: "Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions,

While my colleague and I were letting the audience into the auditorium, this man said to me,, "Is it the second or the third today?" "It's the second of November today," I said. "I meant is it the second or third concerto?" he said.  I burst out laughing. His wife told him to check the programme. Before they went in, he told me my response could be used in a comedy sketch. That's what you get when you ask a literalist, like me, a question. 😄

"I do not pray that You should take them out of the world, but that You should keep them from the evil one.  They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world." John 17: 15-16 ---- A few days ago, my flatmate went to see her daughter, wy⁷ho lives out of London. When she returned I asked her what they had got up to and she said they went for long walks in the countryside and it was very muddy. The moment she mentioned the "m" word I started cringing as I hate mud. I told her I always avoid anywhere muddy when I go for walks. I said one time when I was lost and stuck in this muddy park, I prayed for help.  God sent me this guy who acted as my guide and led me on a mud free path out of the park. A friend invited me to see a fireworks display at a park. We arranged to meet at his place and go from there. Before we left he put on his walking boots. He asked me if I had boots on as it was likely to be muddy. I told him I only had ny black trainers on and I hate mud