Today’s Our Daily Bread, reminds me not only that I am completely gutted I am not running the London Marathon this year, but also of how important encouragement has been to me throughout any of my marathons.  It is strange that even when you are at that dreaded mile 20 – 22, and your legs...

Interesting that the Our Daily Bread reading for today, concentrates on a modern day world of sheer information overload.  We are surrounded by all sorts of technology, and marketing material that bombards us daily with images, and information on how we should live our lives, how we should look, how...

The first thing that struck me when reading the first few verses was the importance studying the scriptures. Not to study as a historical document, or just to be able to recite verses, but to feed on it, soaking in the important lessons it has to offer. Storing the knowledge in your heart and actively...