What of Evil?

As for evil, the only evil that exists in the world is that which is deliberately chosen as an alternative to good.

This is usually because life is unsatisfactory, even hateful, and God is seen as the cause of this.

It is usually accompanied by a harsh image of God.

But such people are not to be blamed.

They have been led astray by blind guides and misguided magicians; they are reacting dramatically to their life-long experience.

When Jesus said to love your enemies it was these people he was talking about.

They are not to be hated or damned, they are to be loved and redeemed, reconciled with the God of Love whom they have never known.

So we can stop battling evil and pursuing it with the sword.

They are to be loved and reconciled to God.


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Jerusalem.

As the bombers fly out

over Jerusalem,

we remember

the tears of Jesus.


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Life is not a Game.

When I was growing up we had a board game called "Life".

This game was about getting a job, making money, and buying cars and houses.

No wonder we sang along to "Is that all there is?"

Life is not about accumulating money and possessions.

Life is about Love.

And people who turn to alcohol and drugs are doing so because they don't experience enough love in their lives.

When Jesus says to love God, our neighbor, and our enemies he is not merely obeying a commandment, he is teaching us the very essence of life.

Love is an essential, like food or water.

We cannot live without it.

And this is what you will find in a relationship with God.


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The Water of Life.

What is the mysterious water of life?

What is it without which life is like a desert?

What is it that revives us?

What is it we are searching for?

It is Love.

Unconditional Love.


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Young Gays.

My greatest concern is for young gays who only ever hear negative messages from the Church.

Whenever the issue of gay rights comes up the media set up a conflict between gays on the one hand and Christians on the other.

This means that the only message that young gays hear from the Church is condemnation and damnation.

There are Churches which accept gays and affirm their rights but unfortunately they will not speak up in the public domain.  They are never invited to air their views in the media.

I have also written several letters to the gay press outlining my message of acceptance and love from God, but none of the publications involved would publish them.

It is as if they don't want them to know.

So to any yonng gays who may read this post - know that you are loved by God and accepted as you are, and that you will enter into heaven when you die.


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The Water Jar.

A pottery jar

of pink terracotta

opens our hearts

to the water of life.


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The White Garden.

I walk with God

in the tranquil garden,

and all the flowers

are white.


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