1st November 2021
Loneliness Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted. Psalm 25:16 (NRSV) How often have we said that we miss fellowshipping with other Christians in our congregations? Probably...
31st October 2021
The power of his presence Do you believe that God is with you? Do you believe that the Creator of the universe hears you when you call and is present for every moment of your life? As unbelievable as...
30th October 2021
This study has been specifically written to coincide with Black History Month and relates Sherwin’s personal experiences of being a black person in the UK and his hopes for the future. Reflections...
29th October 2021
The glorious temple …“LORD, the God of Israel, there is no God like you in heaven above or on earth below…” 1 Kings 8:23 (NIV) These words are the start of the dedication prayer King Solomon...
28th October 2021
My Hindu background For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many gods and many lords), yet for us there is one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we...
27th October 2021
Under the shadow of privilege This study has been specifically written to coincide with Black History Month and relates Maureen’s personal experiences of being a black person in the UK and her hopes...
26th October 2021
This is love This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No...
24th October 2021
The cutting takes root If you’ve ever done any gardening, you know it can be frustrating. You have to strike the right balance between caring for something and leaving it alone so it will grow and...
23rd October 2021
Facing our prejudices “Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?” John 1:46 (NIV) Although I love the town in which I live, it is a place that would generally be termed ‘deprived’. Thus,...
22nd October 2021
The heart of the matter “…The Lord doesn’t see things the way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” 1 Samuel 16:7 (NLT) The account of...
20th October 2021
What does it mean to be black in Britain today? This study has been specifically written to coincide with Black History Month and relates Alberta’s personal experiences of being a black person in...
18th October 2021
Do not enter if you are ill! Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me. Revelation 3:20 (NIV)...
17th October 2021
Having only a natural relationship with a supernatural God Imagine the greatest chef of all time was cooking for you, and all you asked for was a bowl of cereal. Or that the most profound singer of...
16th October 2021
Don’t be imprisoned by the past …But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining towards what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me...
15th October 2021
God can work with anyone ‘Speak, for your servant is listening.’ 1 Samuel 3:10 (NIVUK) Do you ever feel that God couldn’t work with you because you’re too old or too young? Maybe there are...
14th October 2021
The security blanket and comforter Shout for joy, you heavens; rejoice, you earth; burst into song, you mountains! For the LORD comforts his people and will have compassion on his afflicted ones....
13th October 2021
Let there be light For God, who said, ‘Let light shine out of darkness,’ made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ....
12th October 2021
Up a sycamore tree So he ran ahead and climbed into a sycamore tree beside the road, to watch from there. When Jesus came by, he looked up at Zacchaeus and called him by name! “Zacchaeus!” he...
11th October 2021
Brotherly love Let mutual love continue…Remember those who are in prison, as though you were in prison with them; those who are being tortured, as though you yourselves were being tortured....
10th October 2021
King David’s foil Don Quixote had Sancho Panza. Sherlock had Watson. The hare had the tortoise. This literary convention called the ‘foil’ has been around since stories were told. The foil is...
9th October 2021
For what it’s worth …God said, ‘Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness’… Genesis 1:26 (NIVUK) For most of us there are times, when watching news reports of tragic events...
8th October 2021
What is it? …in the morning there was a layer of dew around the camp. When the dew was gone, thin flakes like frost on the ground appeared on the desert floor. Exodus 16:13-14 (NIV) I wonder...
7th October 2021
Restoration and revival We are at a time now where we pray for God’s blessing to add new life and younger members to the body of Christ, and especially to our fellowship. Several verses in Psalm 85...
6th October 2021
Happy trees They are like a tree replanted by streams of water, which bears fruit at just the right time and whose leaves don’t fade… Psalm 1:3 (CEB) If I see a plant in the garden that...
4th October 2021
The place of welcome “And whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me.” Matthew 18:5 (NIV) Walthamstow, the area of North East London, where I lived for most of my life, is famous for a...
3rd October 2021
Under the broom tree This is a broom tree. Solitary shrubs like this grew all over the desert in biblical times—rugged, resourceful plants that shot their roots deep into the unforgiving dry soil. 1...
2nd October 2021
The clean doorstep But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin. 1 John 1:7 (NIV) Too many years...
1st October 2021
God’s name is revealed Moses said to God, “Suppose I go to the Israelites…and they ask me, ‘What is [God’s] name?’ Then what shall I tell them?” God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This...
29th September 2021
They are all our children Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him. Psalm 127:3 (NIV) Children are a joy, a pleasure and often a great source of amusement. Many times we have...
28th September 2021
James and John Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, preparing their nets. Jesus called them…...
27th September 2021
Now I am in Christ Therefore remember that you, once Gentiles in the flesh…at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of...
26th September 2021
Walls of hostility You have heard the adage, “Good fences make good neighbors.” But hindsight says, “Bad neighbors, make good fences.” Ever since Adam and Eve turned hostile against God,...
25th September 2021
Miss you M “…‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’ or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.” Revelation 21:4 NIV The...
24th September 2021
Stairway to heaven He had a dream in which he saw a stairway resting on the earth, with its top reaching to heaven, and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it. Genesis 28:12 (NIVUK) As...
23rd September 2021
A ship without a rudder “…So take courage! For I believe God. It will be just as he said. But we will be shipwrecked on an island.” Acts 27:25-26 (NLT) The Apostle Paul was being transported...
21st September 2021
Pressing forward Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward...
20th September 2021
When the answer is “no,” leaving us weak, then what? Recently my lovely wife Alberta passed. We were married for 25 years, 46 days. God’s answer to numerous prayers for her healing was “no”...
19th September 2021
The Trapped and the Free Her name was Salome. The stepdaughter of Herod makes a brief appearance in Mark 6, her story ending with the gruesome image of John the Baptist’s head on a silver platter....
18th September 2021
Old Jerusalem and new Jerusalem. Then Solomon began to build the temple of the Lord in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the Lord had appeared to his father David… 2 Chronicles 3:1 (NIV)...
17th September 2021
Go Then God said, ‘Take your son, your only son, whom you love – Isaac – and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on a mountain that I will show you.’ Genesis...