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A NEW NAME

The Government (in Bermuda) is planning to rename Corkscrew Hill and the Sports Stadium in honour of our Olympian Champion, Flora Duffy. This is in keeping with the policy of recent years, when various other locations have been renamed in recognition of heroes and heroines of the past… a fitting tribute to those who haveContinue reading “A NEW NAME”

A NEW HEAVEN, A NEW EARTH

“and He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will no longer be any death; there will no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain; the first things have passed away.” Humanity has become so corrupt and so attached to this old world, that there is little chance that they wouldContinue reading “A NEW HEAVEN, A NEW EARTH”

NEW HORIZONS

Standing at the top of a lighthouse almost three hundred feet above sea level, and watching the sun inch its way up from the horizon, was a magnificent scene I’ll never forget. Eighty plus years have passed since the days when I joined my father to view that scene time and again. Horizons have alwaysContinue reading “NEW HORIZONS”

A LITTLE LEAVEN

In our earliest childhood we experienced the toughest of times! I have no regret that was the case; we recognized only that this was our fortune and misfortune. Some would have us believe it was only the latter. One thing we acquired from someone who was “moving up” from our status to a newer oneContinue reading “A LITTLE LEAVEN”

A TRANSFORMATION

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. Romans 12:1-2 I stood fascinatedContinue reading “A TRANSFORMATION”

A NEW LOOK

Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” Jesus answered, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.” John 3:3, 5 A number of you probably received the same e-mailContinue reading “A NEW LOOK”