Philo Trust

Light In The Darkness

‘Now we can see that you know all things and that you do not even need to have anyone ask you questions. This makes us believe that you came from God.’ John 16:30 (NIV).

Winter time always brings back memories for me of my time in the Royal Marines when I was based in Scotland. Even though I had endured five Arctic winters in Norway, my memories were of the chill and wetness of the mountains of Scotland where we trained for days to toughen up in preparation for our trips to the Arctic Circle.

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Using Illusion to Communicate Reality

While I was unemployed one of the things I liked to do was mathematical card tricks, much to the amusement of my friends. I was always counting out playing cards and working out mathematical tricks that could be done with them.

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Putting down new roots

I have been reflecting and talking a lot recently about seasons and cycles in people’s lives. In Ecclesiastes 3, the writer talks about there being a time for everything. These words seem to resonate for me at the moment...

“For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: A time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; A time to break down, and a time to build up”

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