“Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.” John 17:17 [KJV] Wood stove I’ve recently been house-sitting in the country. One evening, as a storm rattled the house, I sat ‘cosied up’ by the wood heater in the lounge room. The glow of the charring wood mirrored my inner satisfaction: after two failed attempts, I was confident that I had built a fire that would burn for hours. You see, I’m still learning how to run a wood heater. So far, I’ve discovered that if you d

“They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.” Psalm 34:5 [KJV] I was sitting with a group of friends at a function, when dessert was announced. Instantly, one of the men’s faces lit up with a huge smile. “Wow,” I joked, “You must really like dessert, you’re beaming!” The man looked confused, then laughed, “Oh no,” he said, “My wife just came back into the room. I was smiling at her.” Aww! There’s something special about the way a person’s face

" “Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves, but our sufficiency is of God” 2 Corinthians 3:5 [KJV] The...