Keeping Focused

I’ve always been a keen photographer, but thought I would have a go at digital photography and bought a simple compact to give it a try. I was amazed at what it could do. The colour rendering was brilliant and the images consistently sharp. There was one problem however, the photos were sharp all over. [...]

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The Heart Cry

God always answers the cry that comes from the depths of our being. It’s almost as if the actual words are unimportant, as He sees what is on our heart. Sometimes I have found the answer comes immediately, like the time I crushed my thumb. My knee-jerk reaction was to reach out to Him with [...]

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It’s All in the Name

Before we were married, I remember that in conversation, friends and colleagues often referred to their ‘girl friend.’ This alone, told me very little about their relationship and left me wondering whether they were referring to a casual acquaintance or something much more serious. In the same way, the married men sometimes used the phrase [...]

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Come Apart

When I was a child I enjoyed playing with other boys and got up to all sorts of escapades in the surrounding fields and extensive parkland. However, a lot of the time, partly because of family circumstances, I played quite happily on my own. You could say that I was something of a loner. As [...]

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The Secret Garden

My wife and I had been invited to a friend’s house for the evening, to listen to someone talk about missionary work in India. The speaker was Indian and it took me several minutes to tune in with the lilt of his dialect. If you have ever heard a Welshman speak English you will have [...]

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