EXTREME BLESSING
Have you heard of a thing called extreme ironing? Its when people iron in the most bizarre of places, like on top of a mountain or whilst riding a surfboard! Then take a selfie and post it on social media. So there's ironing (which I quite enjoy) and there's extreme ironing... ...And there are blessings (of which I have received so many) and there are extreme blessings. I count giving birth and being mother to my two children extreme blessings. But let me tell you about something in the 'deep blessing' category I was pondering this morning. When I was a young Christian I was very inspired by the life and writings of a man called Floyd McClung. Especially a book called 'Living on the Devil's Doorstep' which described his and his family's experience of living in an apartment in Amsterdam, right by the Red Light district. How, having been part of Youth With a Mission (YWAM) for some years by then, he spent his life and energy to show the love of Jesus t...