The Voice Within

 A paper colour wheel Turning in the wind Bright in the sunshine An arresting sight Behind the bare trees Now gently swaying Now still Led by the breeze Not moving in its own strength Perhaps this is how You want me To be led by you And not turn on my own Jesus help me Be carried By the breath you breathe through me

  I love the study room in the Evangelical Alliance. Besides being a nice retreat from staring at a computer screen, it is filled with little treasures! I recently unearthed a CD of contemporary hymns titled - To the One God . The lilting melodies that accompany the theologically sound lyrics are such a joy to listen to! Furthermore, its got whistles, flutes, and saxophone sounds flowing in and out of the songs. https://www.essentialchristian.com/various-artists/music/to-the-one-god-12-contemporary-hymns

Photo courtesy:shutterstock "Prayer is not something to do but someone to talk to"    Floyd McClung

The song can be viewed here

Let the truth about corruption be unearthed by Asha Kurien Originally published on the Evangelical Alliance's website "The mining company being here hasn't benefited us at all. We hear them working day and night, but we don't know what comes out of our community; it is taken away. They're not accountable to us." These are the mournful words of Shego Tijan, the chief of Bonge village in Sierra Leone. Bauxite mining takes place around the clock in the outskirts of his village but he and his people are not recipients of its profit. They are but spectators of the lush forests around them being replaced by quarries. This is merely one of the many stories showing that the transactions of oil, gas and mining companies with developing countries are riddled with secrecy and corruption. The cost of corruption in Africa is projected to be $148 billion ever year, which accounts for a quarter of the continent's income. UK based charities ...