22nd October 2016
What’s in a Name? “Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name.” Philippians 2:9 (ESV) Books abound that provide naming suggestions for babies. And...
21st October 2016
Run to God “When my life was fainting away, I remembered the Lord, and my prayer came to you…Salvation belongs to the Lord!” Jonah 2:7 & 9 (ESV UK) Sometimes I just want to run...
20th August 2016
Trafalgar Day “For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: That the Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed took bread; and when He had given thanks, He broke it...
19th October 2016
Harvest-Care And Share “Even a King depends on the harvest…” Ecclesiastes 5:9 (GNT) When I went to the market last week I was struck with the abundance and variety of fruits, vegetables,...
18th October 2016
Where’s God When You Really, Really Need Him? “‘You will not certainly die,’ the serpent said to the woman. ‘For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will...
17th October 2016
Harvest “Celebrate the Festival of Harvest with the first fruits of the crops you sow in your field. Celebrate the Festival of Ingathering at the end of the year, when you gather in your crops from...
16th October 2016
Stuck in a Block of Stone “…and do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of...
15th October 2016
Do We Really Need Re-enactments of Battles? “…and the way of peace they do not know.” Romans 3:17 (NIV) October 14 marked the 950th anniversary of the battle of Hastings. My nephew enjoys...
13th October 2016
In His Name “If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it.” John 14:14 (ESV) Our annual Autumn Harvest Festival and all our 2016 conferences are built around Acts 4:12 which says “And there...
12th October 2016
Atonement “God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding of his blood to be received by faith.” Romans 3:25 (NIV) The Israelites kept the Day of Atonement. They took two...
11th October 2016
Ruler of the Kingdom of the Air: A Story of our Times “As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler...
10th October 2016
I Will Not Fear “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.” Psalm 23:4 (NKJV) There is...
9th October 2016
The ‘A’ Team “Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son may also glorify you, as You have given Him authority over all people, that he might give eternal life to all those You...
8th October 2016
Written On His Hand “I took my people in my arms, but they did not acknowledge that I took care of them.” Hosea 11:3 (GNT) During a root around in my old toolbox I came across an ancient...
7th October 2016
The Kindness of Foreigners “Show to me and the country where you now reside as a foreigner the same kindness I have shown to you.” Genesis 21:23 (NIV) How should a nation deal with its...
6th October 2016
Shine Full Power “You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who...
5th October 2016
Writer’s Block “So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, ‘It is finished!’ And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit.” John 19:30 (NKJV) I stared at the blank page; I had no...
4th October 2016
Rock Of Ages “…and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them, and that Rock was Christ.” 1 Corinthians 10:4 (NKJV) Rocks and stones of...
3rd October 2016
Come Back and Stay For Good This Time! “It is true that I am going away to prepare a place for you, but it is just as true that I am coming again to welcome you into my own home, so that you may...
2nd October 2016
The Cleveland Flyover “But as God is faithful, our word to you was not Yes and No.” 2 Corinthians 1:18 (NKJV) Mark Gubins is an artist. He works out of an art studio near the airport. He’s...
1st October 2016
Time Moves On “Do not say, ‘Why were the former days better than these?’ For you do not inquire wisely concerning this.” Ecclesiastes 7:10 (NKJV) When I was very young, something like...
30th September 2016
Public Debate “For he vigorously refuted his Jewish opponents in public debate, proving from the Scriptures that Jesus was the Messiah.” Acts 18:28 (NIV) Political public debate is often about...
29th September 2016
Material and Spiritual Peace “Of course, there is great gain in godliness combined with contentment;” 1 Timothy 6:6 (NRSV) When the American evangelist D.L. Moody visited Britain in the 19th...
28th September 2016
Women! “But these oppressors know nothing; they are so ignorant! They wander about in darkness, while the whole world is shaken to the core. I say, ‘You are gods; you are all children of the...
27th September
Elections “Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble;” 2 Peter 1:10 (NKJV) On TV and in the newspapers there...
26th September 2016
Remember Me “Lord, you understand; remember me and care for me.” Jeremiah 15:15 (NIV) September 2016 marks the fifth global World Alzheimer’s Month, an international campaign to raise...
25th September 2016
Entanglement “If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. Set your mind on things above, not on things on the...
24th September 2016
A Christian Motto “And these men of faith, though they trusted God and won his approval, none of them received all that God had promised them; for God wanted them to wait and share the even better...
23rd September 2016
Christ, Our Brother “Both the one who makes people holy and those who are made holy are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers and sisters.” Hebrews 2:10-11 (NIVUK) ...
22nd September 2016
Beware of Spoilers “For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive.” I Corinthians 15:22 (ESV) September 22, 1955 saw the launch of commercial television in the UK. Since 1936,...
21st September 2016
Spiritual Body-Building “For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ. For by one Spirit are we all baptized into...
20th September 2016
Simplicity in Christ “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.” Ephesians 2:8-9 (NKJV) Salvation...
19th September 2016
Shalom! “You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.” Isaiah 26:3 (NIV) I read a story some years ago about a minister who began his sermon on Peace...
18th September 2016
Keeping Up With the Old Guys “The glory of young men is their strength, and the splendour of old men is their grey head.” Proverbs 20:29 (NKJV) A few months ago, Bill Del Monte passed away. He was...
16th September 2016
Walls “The angel who talked with me had a measuring rod of gold to measure the city, its gates and its walls…On no day will its gates ever be shut, for there will be no night there.”...
15th September 2016
Gird Up Your Loins “Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.” 1 Peter 1:13 (KJV)...
14th September 2016
Love Is Like A Bicycle “Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no...
13th September 2016
Tear up Your CV “When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, ‘The harvest is...
12th September 2016
Wars And Rumours of Wars “And you will hear of wars and rumours of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against...
11th September 2016
Eye of the Storm “For you have been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat; for the blast of the terrible ones is as a...