The Bible helps us to overcome temptation (1)

The Bible helps us to overcome temptation (1)

‘For the word of God is alive and powerful… It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires.’ Hebrews 4:12 NLT It seems like no matter where you look nowadays, there are temptations. Our young people are bombarded by imagery that confuses, seduces, and erodes standards...
Rest and relaxation are essential

Rest and relaxation are essential

‘Jesus said, “Let’s go off by ourselves… and rest.”’ Mark 6:31 NLT God instructed the observance of the Sabbath day with good reason: rest from our labours. Now if God felt He should rest after six days of creative activity, how much more should we? Jesus was a big...
Don’t ‘assume’ your children are okay

Don’t ‘assume’ your children are okay

‘His parents didn’t miss Him at first, because they assumed He was among the other travellers.’ Luke 2:43–44 NLT The Bible says: ‘Every year Jesus’ parents went to Jerusalem for the Passover festival. When Jesus was twelve years old, they attended the festival as...
The importance of good thinking (2)

The importance of good thinking (2)

‘Keep this Book… always on your lips; meditate on it… Then you will be prosperous and successful.’ Joshua 1:8 NIV If you want to change your life, you must change how you think and what you think about. When you think about the wrong things, your life goes wrong. But...