by Chrissie Astell | Jul 14, 2018 | Blog
If you are a teacher, parent, grandparent, or godparent, what do you most wish for, for our children, the next generation? As much as it seems an old cliché, I really do wish, with all my heart, that humanity could live in peace. Almost twenty years ago I went along...
by Chrissie Astell | Jun 5, 2015 | Blog
Are you a channel of God’s Peace? That might sound like a pretty weighty title, but just think about it for a moment. Do people often tell you they feel better when you are around? Does your presence very often create an atmosphere of calm. Are you generous of...
by admin | Dec 17, 2013 | Blog
As I watch the memorial celebrations for the life of Nelson Mandela, and read the many stories about his life, I am struck again and again by the gifts of forgiveness and reconciliation that he offered everyone his life touched. I ask myself – what can we do to...
by admin | Dec 7, 2013 | Blog
Today we celebrate the life of Nelson Mandela. As he, himself, stressed frequently, the transformation of South Africa from a regime of apartheid to democracy was never the work of one man alone. Yet Mandela was the great catalyst for change. His ‘long walk to...
