2nd September 2018
I’ll Say It Again “Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away.” 1 Corinthians...
1st September 2018
Babel – For How Much Longer? “Therefore its name is called Babel—because there the Lord confused the language of all the earth.” Genesis 11:9 (NKJV) What a lovely holiday Hilary (my wife)...
31st August 2018
A Positive Outlook “But Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes; and they spoke to all the congregation of the...
30th August 2018
Don’t Stay Home Alone “And let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good deeds, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the...
29th August 2018
Is it Black and White? “I care very little if I am judged by you or by any human court; indeed, I do not even judge myself.” 1 Corinthians 4:3 (NIV) How often have we felt frustrated upon hearing...
28th August 2018
Explain it to a Child! “He shall judge between the nations, and rebuke many people; They shall beat their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; Nation shall not lift up...
27th August 2018
One Thing Is Needed “Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at...
26th August 2018
Triune Prayer “In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. And he...
25th August 2018
A Childlike Faith “Why are you fearful, O you of of little faith?” Matthew 8:26 (NKJV) Every time I see a child sleeping in a pushchair, or maybe that should be a baby buggy, I consider the...
24th August 2018
Part of the Story “Arphaxad begot Shelah, and Shelah begot Eber. To Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided; and his brother’s name was...
23rd August 2018
Everything Will Be Alright “We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed…Therefore...
22nd August 2018
The Untameable Tongue “But no man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.” James 3:8 (NKJV) I cannot describe any more accurately that little member in our body, the...
21st August 2018
Detail and Overview “Till I come, give attention to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.” 1 Timothy 4:13 (NKJV) Several years ago, I obtained a New English Bible. For this Bible, many scholars...
20th August 2018
Ready, Set, Go “Pilate said to Him, ‘What is truth?’”… “‘…Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice.’” John 18:38, 37 (NKJV UK) Computers are wonderful aids in our world,...
19th August 2018
Written On His Hands “Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm; for love is as strong as death, jealousy as cruel as the grave; its flames are flames of fire, a most vehement...
18th August 2018
How’s Your Esteem? “Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.” Matthew 4:1 (NRSV) Jesus was led by the spirit into the wilderness so that he could...
17th August 2018
The Enduring Word “The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.” Isaiah 40:8 (NKJV) In the past few months we’ve witnessed dramatic changes in seasonal weather...
16th August 208
Reaping and Threshing, or Just Hungry? “But if you had known what this means, ‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the guiltless.” Matthew 12:7 (NKJV) One day...
15th August 2018
Illuminated Manuscripts “The sun will no more be your light by day, nor will the brightness of the moon shine on you, for the Lord will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory.”...
14th August 2018
Servants of God “Then I said, ‘Ah, Lord God! Truly I do not know how to speak, for I am only a boy.’” Jeremiah 1:6 (NRSV) How old was Jeremiah? Most probably he was a teenager. Yet God had...
12th August 2018
Wearing the Word “That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, concerning the Word of life—” 1...
11th August 2018
Overlook/Forgive/Confront “Then Peter came to him and asked, ‘Sir, how often should I forgive a brother who sins against me? Seven times?’ ‘No!’ Jesus replied, ‘seventy times seven!’”...
10th August 2018
Making Wars to Cease “He makes wars cease throughout the earth. He shatters bows and cuts spears to pieces; He burns up the chariots.” Psalm 46:9 (HCSB) This week in Europe there was a...
9th August 2018
Tradition “For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according...
8th August 2018
The Way Home “These all died in faith, not having received the things promised, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the...
7th August 2018
All Who Come To Christ “All that the Father gives Me, and the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out.” John 6:37 (NKJV) Here is our Saviour who came and died—He is alive and has...
6th August 2018
Let’s Get To Work “May the favour [Footnote: beauty] of the Lord our God rest on us; establish the work of our hands for us—yes, establish the work of our hands.” Psalm 90:17 (NIV UK) Monday...
5th August 2018
May the Force be With You! “Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath. But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in...
4th August 2018
T.G.I.F. “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” 2 Corinthians 12:9 (NIV) There’s a story about a church member who noticed that the minister had TGIF...
3rd August 2018
Our Sins Are Blown Away “I have swept away your wrongdoing, as wind sweeps a cloud from the sky: I have cleared you of your sins, as the sun clears the morning mist. I have rescued you; come back...
2nd August 2018
Dog-Paddle Days “Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.” Hebrew 4:16 (NKJV) My dog, Darley, is a wonderful dog....
1st August 2018
CLASH “Summing up: Be agreeable, be sympathetic, be loving, be compassionate, be humble. That goes for all of you, no exceptions. No retaliation. No sharp-tongued sarcasm. Instead,...
31st July 2018
The Importance of Listening “While he was still speaking, suddenly a bright cloud covered them, and a voice from the cloud said, ‘This is my beloved son, with whom I am well pleased. Listen to...
30th July 2018
Are You A Sinner Or A Saint? “For the good that I will to do, I do not do; but the evil I will not to do, that I practice. Now if I do what I will not to do, it is no longer I who do it, but sin...
29th July 2018
The Trinity Revealed “Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the pilgrims…, elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience and sprinkling...
28th July 2018
The Apple of Your Eye “Keep me as the apple of the eye; Hide me in the shadow of Your wings.” Psalm 17:8 (NIV) “Ah yes,” said my mother with a knowing smile, “your father had you as the...
27th July 2018
Time and Chance Does Not Separate us From God’s Love “I saw something else under the sun. The race isn’t won by fast runners, or the battle by heroes. Wise people don’t necessarily have...
26th July 2018
High Prey Drive “Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervour, serving the Lord. Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.” Romans 12:11-12 (NIV) If you are a dog...
25th July 2018
Being Different “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 God.” Romans 12:2...
24th July 2018
I’m Coming Home “…hope does not disappoint.” Romans 5:5 (NKJV) Being an England football supporter is a painful business. So often the England team only ‘flatters to deceive’. In the...