Ding Dong!

So, last night I was in bed. I was sound asleep. All of a sudden I find myself awake, very awake. Was that the door bell? No, surely not. I close my eyes. There it goes again. This time we’re both awake, squinting at the clock. Its 2.45am and there is someone at the door. … More Ding Dong!

Life and Death

Our visitor at the weekend mentioned a Catherine Booth quote that I hadn’t come across. He said the source of it was in Harold Begbie’s biography of William Booth and she is supposed to have said it on her death bed. Apparently, she said (to her daughter Kate) “Why can God not keep a thing … More Life and Death

Keeping it Real

Just wanted to re-post some great thoughts with good clarity from Soldier Anthony Castle, written a few months ago by him and posted here in January (see the blog list, right): Some days I wake up and it seems real simple… Soldiership isn’t about us.Soldiership is about God and His love for the lost. He … More Keeping it Real

Clearing Clutter

Its been a busy week or so on the Clark front. Had some good friends to visit for the week and had a good time with them. On top of all that, we’ve been doing some Spring Cleaning. I discovered some boxes that we hadn’t unpacked yet since we moved….about 5 or 6 boxes. As … More Clearing Clutter

Amazed

Oops….I forgot to let you know I was on furlough (holiday)…but I’m back now. We’ve had a good couple of weeks away with plenty of opportunity just to sit back, reflect, think, read, talk, pray, think and read some more, pray again, have a bit more talk…all with the odd ice-cream and latte thrown in … More Amazed