Category Archives: Christianity

Why Do Birds Poop on Bird-feeders?

Posted on May 29, 2016 by davidgrose

As I have said in previous posts I have bird-feeders, but if one expects the birds to care where they leave their droppings, think again. You might think that a bird would respect the area where they got their food, … Continue reading →

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The Father’s Will.

Posted on May 15, 2016 by davidgrose

(Apologies due to technical difficulties I was unable to upload the document directly, and my scanner seemed to have stopped working as well, so I had to photo it instead and upload it that way.)  The basic thoughts that brought … Continue reading →

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Posted on May 8, 2016 by davidgrose

Do you sometimes find when you read a passage of Scripture and somebody says something that there is something wrong with the logic used? True, none of the writers of the books of the Bible ever attended a Greek school … Continue reading →

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A Lesson from Crossbills.

Posted on April 17, 2016 by davidgrose

Crossbills feed on the cones of conifers. Their bills are designed to pick the seeds out of the cones. But the cones of any given species of tree remain tightly closed for most of the year, but crossbills survive because … Continue reading →

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Just Making up the Numbers?

Posted on March 14, 2016 by davidgrose

In the book of Numbers as the Israelites were beginning get ready to leave Mount Horeb the Lord told Moses to arrange the Israelite tribes into separate parts of the camp. The Levites camped around the Tabernacle, then there were to … Continue reading →

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A Close Encounter of the Otter Kind.

Posted on February 29, 2016 by davidgrose

The old Celtic saints often looked around themselves at God’s creation for inspiration. These days many Christians are afraid to do so publicly because evolutionists have claimed the realm of nature for themselves. Yet I find that God can often speak … Continue reading →

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New Birth Should Lead to Growth and Maturity 2.

Posted on February 21, 2016 by davidgrose

10 months ago I posted a post concerning a newborn baby and his one-year old brother. Now that, then, very small bundle is crawling around and trying to stand up. He appears to be trying to emulate his older siblings … Continue reading →

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Sowing a Seed, in This Case Nyjer Seed.

Posted on January 17, 2016 by davidgrose

Six months ago I bought a nyjer feeder because I had been advised that goldfinches are attracted to it. (The goldfinch is the one on the left and the one on the right is a siskin.) Because of their small … Continue reading →

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Running the Race.

Posted on January 15, 2016 by davidgrose

Paul, when talking about the Christian life, used the analogy of an athlete running a race. But many Christians seem to treat the race of life as being more of a 100m dash than a marathon. Too often those who come … Continue reading →

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A Piece of the Puzzle.

Posted on January 4, 2016 by davidgrose

At Christmas I received amongst other things a jigsaw puzzle from my sister. Whilst doing it there were times I was convinced that at least one piece missing. Life can be like that as well. We think that we have been dealt … Continue reading →

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