God talk

Before we embark on our programme of learning about Advent and Christmas time it is good to pause and think about light and darkness.   It is great to get up in the morning and the sun is shining. however here in Finland as we come closer to the Christmas it gets darker and darker.   When it gets dark where I live it is very dark. It is so dark that it is easy to fall into the ditch. Here in Finland in certain places we have wolves and bears.   When it is dark there are dangers. Darkness can be scary on certain people like to watch horror films. I personally don't like horror films and I certainly don't want to be scared.  It is good to think about the gloom before we turn to the light When I was a child I lived in Cyprus. Cyprus is a beautiful island, and the sun shines a lot. However, if you stay in the in the sun too long you will get burnt. Part of the culture is for the ladies especially, to stay where it is cool inside the house.   the men tend to go to the cafes and dri

  Let us build a house on a solid embedded rock and not on any sand My apologies to my readers because I have not posted anything for a couple of Weeks.   The reason was that my computer gave up the ghost. I’m sure this has happened to a lot of people since computers came into the modern era.   So then in this connected world it can be so easy to lose ourselves with our digital friends.   We need to remember that when God created us, he created us in such a way that we didn’t have wires coming out of our heads.   Our Lord explains to us in the Sermon on the Mount the importance of our relationship with God and with our neighbours.   By God’s grace and mercy let us have our lives aligned in love with God and our neighbour.   Today we are going to finish our series by looking at 1.        The narrow and wide gates Matthew. Matthew 7. 13-14 2.        A tree and its fruit Matthew 7. 15-23 3.        The two foundations Matthew 7. 13-29 Let’s begin by reading: The Narrow and Wi