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Like A Child Again

Matthew  18:3 And he said: "I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. The things of God , particularly the way into a life-long relationship with Him, are incredulously simple. I say incredulous because the one who comes to God with lofty and intellectual ideas will more often than not, miss Him completely. All through my teenage and adult life I have taught small children in church-school in many different places. Their simplicity,  unbridled  joy or sadness and  innocence always  fascinate me. They present to us a world we once left but now, somehow, look forward to again. Their hearts and minds have not been hardened by the vagaries of life and for the most part, have also not known the temptations that bind many to a lifestyle they privately wish they could rewind. Therefore, their willingness to trust is unmatched.  They do not pretend to know everything and even when ...

Will You Buy Me A Chimney?

1 kings 3:10   The Lord was pleased that Solomon had asked for this.  Some time ago I was away from home for two weeks. Whenever I called home my four year old daughter would make sure that she had her turn at the phone. I am certain that she was completely unaware that the tenor and thrust of our conversations were almost always the same. They went something like this;  Her: Daddy, where are you?  Me: I have travelled for work  Her: Daddy, you are taking (soooo) long.  Me: I will be back soon. What did you do today?  Her: Daddy are you far away?  Me: Yes, but on Sunday I will be back. What did you do today?  Then she would sweetly ask.  Her: Daddy, will you bring me a present?  Me: Yes, I will get you a present.  Thereafter I would overhear her excitedly telling her brother that I would buy her 'present for a princess!' Whatever that is.  Monotonous as they were, I would actually look forward...