Posts Tagged ‘History’

An American Thanksgiving

26, Nov 2009

I’ve been slightly absent for a while – perhaps that is something you can be thankful for?!? Today, Americans celebrate their “Thanksgiving”. Something that has become a mainstay in their identity – a part of who they are. For most it is a time for family, close friends, feasting…turkey…pumpkins, and the like. Yet the whole [...]

The Rebel's guide to joy – Charles Wesley

2, Sep 2009

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The lives that we admire tend to be those that give everything they have for the cause of their mission. Despite weariness and exhaustion they fight and persevere until the very end. Such was the life of Charles Wesley, co-founder of the Methodist movement and author of thousands of hymns in his lifetime, many of [...]

The Rebel's Guide to Joy – William Cowper

1, Sep 2009

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Who is William Cowper you may ask? He is a man, not so different from you, or me! Born in Hertfordshire, UK in 1731. His father was chaplain to King George II, and William himself was educated as an attorney, but never practiced law. Aged 32 he met Jesus. Yet, it was not in a [...]

The Rebel's Guide to Joy – Fanny Crosby

30, Aug 2009

>I am currently considering what “true joy” means. Many of us have periods in our life where we struggle. Sometimes it is a constant companion, like depression or sickness. I suffer from depression, and there are days when the very thought of getting out of bed can overwhelm. I am struggling. For Christians this can [...]

Armistice…90 years on… Why Remember?

11, Nov 2008

On the 11th day, of the 11th month at 11am peace broke out across Europe, the guns fell silent. What became known as “The Great War” had come to an end. The armistice had been signed earlier that day at 5am in a railway carriage in France. To this day, we signify this occasion by [...]


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