Article by Greg Williams

One hot afternoon as a teenager, I was working in the apple orchard with my grandfather. He asked me to bring him the water jug ​​so he could take a big drink of "Adam's Ale" (meaning pure water). That was his flowery term for fresh, still water. Just as pure water refreshes physically, God's Word revives our spirits when we are in a spiritual training. Notice the words of the prophet Isaiah: "For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return thither; but they water the earth, and make it bring forth, and... Read more ➜

At the heart of the Christian faith lies the new birth, a profound spiritual reality. Jesus answered a question that Nicodemus had not even asked. He recognized what was in Nicodemus' heart and addressed the very core of his problem - the need for spiritual change and rebirth by the Holy Spirit: "Unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit" (John 1:14). 3,5-6). Peter strengthens this… Read more ➜

Have you felt the gentle pulsation of an obstacle in your life and been limited, held back or slowed down in your endeavours? I have often found myself a prisoner of the weather when the vagaries of the weather thwart my departure for a new adventure. Urban journeys become labyrinths due to the web of road construction. Some may be deterred from devoting themselves to their otherwise everyday cleansing ritual by the presence of a spider in the bathroom - especially if arachnophobia casts its shadow over them. The possibilities of… Read more ➜