by Caroline Crocker | Feb 22, 2024 | Bible, Faith
For a little while, I was a moderator for a Christian Facebook group that boasts of over 20,000 members. What a privilege and a responsibility! Sometimes, the work was relatively easy—approving (or not) those who are requesting to join the group. Sometimes, it was...
by Caroline Crocker | Feb 20, 2024 | Bible, Faith
This post was inspired by the teaching of Dr Peter Walker on the beach of the Sea of Galilee. Jesus Uses What We’d Like to Forget There are very few of us who don’t have memories that we would rather forget. Sometimes they sneak up on us when we least expect—or...
by Caroline Crocker | Feb 14, 2024 | Bible, Faith
If you’ve been watching or reading the news, you will be aware that there seem to many versions of the truth, at least in politics. I’m not going to even try there–let’s stick with religion! So, what is truth? There are various philosophical theories about...
by Caroline Crocker | Feb 6, 2024 | Bible, Faith
Details, details! I am married to a detail person. When my husband gets home, we have a cup of tea (he is very British) and share our day. That is, I talk and he listens. He may ask for clarification: who I spoke with (first and last name), where I went (store name at...
by Caroline Crocker | Jan 31, 2024 | Bible
Have you ever been in a car wreck? If so, the incident probably stands out in your memory as if it happened yesterday. My first accident occurred just after I’d just dropped my eldest children off at school while I was taking the youngest to nursery. It was winter in...
by Caroline Crocker | Jan 21, 2024 | Bible
Many years ago, I went to a conference in the often not-so-sunny Vancouver called God’s Word Written. The topic was the “truthfulness, dependability and power of the Bible.” I figured I probably wouldn’t hear anything new, but that it would just be a good review. I...
