8th June 2018
Praying When All Seems Clear “After this, David consulted the Lord, asking, ‘Shall I go to one of the cities of Judah?’ The Lord responded to him, ‘Go up.’” 2 Samuel 2:1 (MEV) At the...
7th June 2018
Wake Up Call for Peace “Their feet are swift to shed blood; Destruction and misery are in their ways; And the way of peace they have not known. There is no fear of God before their eyes.” Romans...
6th June 2018
Whatever… or Whatever! “Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego replied to him, ‘King Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter. If we are thrown into the...
5th June 2018
There Are Things I Can’t Do “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Philippians 4:13 (NKJV) It might surprise you to know, but I can’t do everything. It should be obvious...
4th June 2018
Looking Ahead “For no matter how many promises God has made, they are ‘Yes’ in Christ. And so through him the ‘Amen’ is spoken by us to the glory of God.” 2 Corinthians...
3rd June 2018
Triune Spinner “This was the appearance and structure of the wheels. They sparkled like chrysolite, and all four looked alike. Each appeared to be made like a wheel intersecting a wheel.”...
2nd June 2018
Leaflets & Mansions “In my Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.” John 14:2 (NKJV) Although I am retired, I have an...
1st June 2018
Stay Active Spiritually “Do not quench the Spirit.” 1 Thessalonians 5:19 (NKJV) Whilst on vacation I read a report about how inactivity reduces oxygen to the brain. It was written by a German...
31st May 2018
Heavenly Clothing “For all of you who were baptised into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.” Galatians 3:27 (NIV) When our daughter was at Junior school she startled us one evening by...
30th May 2018
Let Your Yes Mean Yes “But let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ For whatever is more than these is from the evil one.” Matthew 5:37 (NKJV) There was a time not too far in...
29th May 2018
Making Everything New “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: the old has gone, the new is here!” 2 Corinthians 5:17 (NIVUK) If you belong to Christ, then according to the...
28th May 2018
Are You A Disciple Of Jesus? “By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” John 13:35 (NKJV) The word ‘disciple’ has many aspects—student, adherent,...
27th May 2018
Real News “After John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God.” Mark 1:14 (NIV UK) It seems like everywhere we look these days, we’re hearing about fake...
26th May 2018
Spirit Of Power “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” 2 Timothy 1:7 (NKJV) This is the promised Holy Spirit, the power from on high, that the...
25th May 2018
A Spirit-led Discussion “Then it pleased the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas, namely, Judas who was also named...
24th May 2018
Simul Justus et Peccator “I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me; and the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the son of God, who...
23rd May 2018
Right Into Our Home “…approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory...
22nd May 2018
Outrageous Grace “…are you envious because I am generous?” Matthew 20:15 (NRSV) The parable of the labourers in the vineyard is scandalous—it’s simply unfair. Those hired first and who...
21st May 2018
Transformed! “Now glory be to God! By his mighty power at work within us, he is able to accomplish infinitely more than we would ever dare to ask or hope.” Ephesians 3:20 (NLT 1996) Did you ever...
20th May 2018
Old Trinitarian Doctrine “May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ [Son], and the love of God [the Father], and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.” 2 Corinthians 13:14 (NIV UK) The...
19th May 2018
When The Words Won’t Come “And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God’s people in accordance with the will of God.” Romans 8:27 (NIV) No...
18th May 2018
The Spirit of God is in You “ I have heard of you, that the Spirit of God is in you, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom are found in you.” Daniel 5:14 (NKJV) In Daniel 5...
17th May 2018
The Royal Wedding “Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for the marriage of the lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready.” Revelation 19:7 (NKJV) Weddings have been part of...
16th May 2018
Use It Or You’ll Lose It? “…here is your money. I put it away in a piece of cloth.” Luke 19:20 (EE) Along with a new year come new resolutions, and for me one of these was to clean and sort...
14th May 2018
Private Thoughts “He said to himself…” Luke 7:39 (NRSV) Another title for this Day by Day could be: “For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of” (Luke 6:45 NIV). The heart is where...
13th May 2018
He Loves Me “And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him.” 1 John 4:16 (NIV UK) How many of you remember that old game,...
12th May 2018
What A Shock! “After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight. They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men...
11th May 2018
God Is Gone Up “God is gone up with triumph, even the Lord with the sound of the trumpet” Psalm 47:5 (GNV) When the sons of Korah wrote Psalms 46 to 48, it was at a time of national gratitude....
10th May 2018
The Message For All Is… “Courage! Get up, He is calling you!” Mark 10:49 (Moffatt) Today I’d like to point you in the direction of a blind man who shouted continually to attract the attention...
9th May 2018
Joseph’s Technicolour Wait “Yet the chief butler did not remember Joseph, but forgot him.” Genesis 40:23 (NKJV) I’ve always loved the production of Joseph and the Technicolour Dreamcoat....
8th May 2018
Spiritual Realities “The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God but considers them foolishness, and cannot understand them because they are discerned...
7th May 2018
Because He First Loved Us “We love Him because He first loved us. And this commandment we have from Him: that he who loves God must love his brother also.” 1 John 4:19, 21 (NKJV) As God’s...
6th May 2018
Christ is the Key “Scripture has locked up everything under the control of sin, so that what was promised, being given through faith in Jesus Christ, might be given to those who believe. Before...
4th May 2018
Leaving Envy Behind “For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.” Psalm 73:3 (NIVUK) Psalm 73, among others, was written by Asaph, who was appointed by King David to be...
3rd May 2018
Don’t Be Afraid To Ask Questions “When the men had come to him, they said, ‘John the Baptist has sent us to you to ask, “Are you the one who is to come, or are we to wait for...
2nd May 2018
Defibrillators “He heals the broken-hearted and binds up their wounds.” Psalm 147:3 (NIV) A defibrillator is a device that gives a high energy electric shock to the heart through the chest wall to...
1st May 2018
The Way of Peace Within War “Then he said to them, ‘Therefore render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.’” Matthew 22:21 (ESV) I don’t know...
30th April 2018
A Lover’s Promise Never Came With A ‘Maybe’! “For all the promises of God in Him (Jesus) are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us.” 2 Corinthians 1:20 (NKJV) Promises and...
29th April 2018
Seeing in Colour “His disciples asked him what this parable meant. He said, ‘The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God have been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so...
28th April 2018
Living With Dying “While the child was alive I wept. And I did not eat anything. I thought that perhaps the LORD would be merciful to me. I thought that he might forgive me. Then he might let the...