31st March 2016
The Bridge of Sighs “For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.” 1 Timothy 2:5 (ESVUK) Venice has many bridges over its canals but one the most...
30th March 2016
A Spider’s Tale “Spread your protection over them, that all who love your name may be filled with joy.” Psalm 5:11 (NLT) The small brown spider guarded her nest all the winter, ready to defend...
29th March 2016
The Lord is Risen! “‘Don’t be alarmed,’ he said. ‘You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here.’” Mark 16:6 (NIV) The resurrection of Jesus...
28th March 2016
Heir Restorer “…heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ;” Romans 8:17 (KJV) After Adam and Eve sinned, death and decay (corruption, vanity, entropy) entered the creation as God had...
27th March 2016
Easter With Eliot “[Jesus Christ] He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.” 1 John 2:2 (NIV UK) I recently re-read T. S....
26th March 2016
I Thirst “After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfil the Scripture), I thirst.” John 19:28 (ESVUK) Jesus’ cry from the cross, “I thirst,” can be interpreted at...
25th March 2016
Reconciled “Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behaviour. But now he has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you...
24th March 2016
“But it was an Accident…” “‘He himself bore our sins’ in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed.” 1 Peter...
23rd March 2016
What Does God Smell? “…through us He spreads the beautiful fragrance of His knowledge to every corner of the earth. In a turbulent world where people are either dying or being rescued, we are the...
22nd March 2016
The Return Of The ‘Lost’ “‘However, The days are coming,’ declares the Lord, ‘when it will no longer be said, “As surely as the Lord lives, who brought the Israelites up out of Egypt,”...
21st March 2016
Face to Face “Restore us, Lord God Almighty; make your face shine on us, that we may be saved.” Psalm 80:3, 7 & 19 (NIV) Imagine for a moment that your teenage child is not behaving as...
20th March 2016
Reconciling the World “God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in [Jesus Christ], and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making...
19th March 2016
Christian Persecution “Remember the prisoners as if chained with them, and those who are mistreated…” Hebrews 13:3 (NKJV) Professing to be a Christian today in some parts of the world can be...
17th March 2016
Best Supporting Actress “There was also a prophet, Anna…She was very old; she had lived with her husband seven years after her marriage, and then was a widow until she was eighty-four. She never...
14th March 2016
The God Shepherd “I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me—just as the Father knows me and I know the Father—and I lay down my life for the sheep.” John 10:14-15 (NIV) ...
12th March 2016
Right the Wrong “When you are on your beds, search your hearts and be silent.” Psalm 4:4 (NIV UK) How often do we rush to defend our words or actions—to justify ourselves in times of...
11th March 2016
Engage in God’s Forgiveness “…the Lamb, slain from the foundation of the world.” Revelation 13:8 (KJ21) It was only in June of last year that Francis I, the 266th Pope of the Roman...
10th March 2016
Read The Small Print “…Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink.” John 7:37 (NKJV UK) Whenever you buy a new home or garden appliance these days,...
9th March 2016
Greater Things “I tell you the truth, anyone who believes in me will do the same works I have done, and even greater works, because I am going to be with the Father.” John 14:12 (NLT) I am not one...
8th March 2016
A Time To Be Happy “A merry heart does good, like medicine, but a broken spirit dries the bones.” Proverbs 17:22 (NKJV) What are the keys that open the doors to real happiness? Most people want to...
7th March 2016
God of the Possible “For with God nothing shall be impossible.” Luke 1:37 (KJV) Now here’s the situation: Joseph had died and a new king had come to power in Egypt who didn’t know him. The...
6th March 2016
Mother’s Day “In all their distress he too was distressed, and the angel of his presence saved them. In his love and mercy he redeemed them; he lifted them up and carried them all the days of...
5th March 2016
Is Sin Good For Anything? “Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all of whose works are truth, and His ways justice: and those that walk in pride he is able to...
4th March 2016
From Disgrace to Grace “…they are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting him to public disgrace.” Hebrews 6:6 (NIVUK) Disgrace has been once again in the news this year. The...
3rd March 2016
Instantly Like or Dislike? “As in water face answers to face, so the mind of man reflects the man.” Proverbs 27:19 (RSV) Nearly everybody will have experienced a situation where they instantly...
1st March 2016
Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word “And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.” Ephesians 4:32 (NKJV) Elton John is quoted as saying,...
29th February 2016
Because He Lives… “…God raised him from the dead, freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him.” Acts 2:24 (NIV) It’s estimated that...
28th February 2016
What If “Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good,...
27th February 2016
Purity of Snow “‘Come now, and let us reason together,’ says the Lord, ‘Though your sins are like scarlet, They shall be as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, They shall be as...
26th February 2016
It did happen “For we believe that Jesus died and rose again” 1 Thessalonians 4:14 (NIVUK) In a few weeks Christians around the world will remember two historical events, namely the Crucifixion...
24th February 2016
That, Madam, Is Out Of My Remit! “So be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.” Matthew 5:48 (NIV) I can’t remember what the request was at the time; all I remember was feeling...
22nd February 2016
Night Walks “The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shone.” Isaiah 9:2 (ESV) For a time the famous Victorian...
21st February 2016
The Girl Scout’s Song “Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, ‘He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I...
20th February 2016
JUMP! “He has sent me to tell those who mourn that the time of the Lord’s favor has come…” Isaiah 61:2 (NLT) As you look around at your community and the world at large what would you say are...
19th February 2016
Payback? “Then where is he? Why have you left the man? Call him, that he may eat bread.” Exodus 2:20 (ESVUK) After Moses killed an Egyptian and hid the body in the sand, Pharaoh “sought to...
17th February 2016
Our First Priority “God is faithful, who has called you into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.” 1 Corinthians 1:9 (NIVUK) The first priority of every believer is the call to...
16th February 2016
What Is Your DNA? “But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His…But if the Spirit...
14th February 2016
Valentine’s Day “…‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the...