Merry Christmas from the Clarks
This time of year is one of great joy in the Lord. However, for us it is a season of mixed emotions. We are filled with an increasing awareness and anticipation that we will soon be saying goodbye to all of our US family and saying a long awaited hello to our London family. To…
How to be Happy: Quick Tip
Here is a quick tip to help anyone hide more of God’s word in their heart.
How to be Happy – part 4
And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. Psalm 1:3 Well I suppose we have covered the, “How” part of this series. According to Psalm 1 we should avoid the…
How to be Happy – Part 3
So the secret to being happy begins with what we should not do (Psalm 1:1); but it cannot stop there. That is where it starts but that is not the answer. What you hate is important; but that will not make you happy by itself. Happiness begins with a biblical disdain that turns us away…
How to Be Happy – Part 2
So last time we said, based on Psalm 1:1, that if we want to be happy we have to stop taking our advice from the world. But this passage does not suggest a casual dismissal or general disregard for the ungodly sin of the scorner. No, this passage suggests a vehement rejection. We are not…
How to Be Happy – Part 1
There is almost nothing we want more; and yet it always seems to slip through our fingers. The truth is the bible tells us how we can be happy. The question is if we are willing to hear what it has to say. When we turn to that section of the bible that is referred…
Dad’s Bible Study
We had the joy of spending the very American holiday of Thanksgiving with my mum and dad and my brother and sister along with all the kids. One thing my father required during the holiday is that we all meet at his kitchen table for a bible study each morning. There are few things that…
How to Pick a Wife
I wrote an article not too long ago entitled, ‘How to Pick a Husband’. I did not mean to write it. What I mean is that I wrote it for my daughters a long time ago as a kind of checklist for a godly husband. I am not sure who suggested it but I ended…
New Year’s Realisation
New year. New me. That is what they say. So … It has not been easy, but this experiment has yielded some very clear results. It turns out, I am still no closer to Jesus. Just remember, as you enter the new year, the hustle culture and productivity cult represent secular humanism – not Christ.…
How to pick a husband
I wrote this because it is something I have thought about a lot. I wonder all the time why Punk (that is Mindy, my wife) picked me. I also think about the possibility of my daughters choosing a husband one day. So I came up with a possible criteria upon which my daughters can decide…
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