3rd July 2014
Our Final Authority “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.” 2 Timothy 3:16 (NKJV) This...
2nd July 2014
Carpe Diem “Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.” James 4:14 (NIV) ‘Carpe diem’ is an...
1st July 2014
Fruit of the Spirit – Patience (Part four of a series on Galatians 5:22-23) “But the fruit of the Spirit is…Patience” Galatians 5:22 (NLT) We have come to number four (Patience) in the...
30th June 2014
“We’re All Doomed!” “His desire being that no one should perish but that all should come to repentance.” 2 Peter 3:9 (Weymouth) I’m not a big fan of the TV programme Dad’s Army but...
29th June 2014
The Patience of God “The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love.” Psalm 145:8 (NIV UK) You might not know who Ray Harryhausen was, but I’m sure you’ve seen some...
28 June 2014
When Things Go Wrong “In my distress I called to the Lord, and he answered me; from deep within Sheol I cried for help, and you heard my voice. You cast me into the depths, into the heart of the...
27th June 2014
Wake Up, You Sleepy Head! “Wake up, O sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.” Ephesians 5:14 (NIV UK) If you don’t get up out of bed and go outside, then the sun will not...
26th June 2014
Don’t Understand The Bible? “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped...
25th June 2014
Take the High Road “To you who are ready for the truth, I say this: Love your enemies. Let them bring out the best in you, not the worst. When someone gives you a hard time, respond with the...
24th June 2014
Fruit of the Spirit—PEACE (Part three of a series on Galatians 5:22-23) “But the fruit of the Spirit is…Peace…” Galatians 5:22 (NKJV) Let There Be Peace On Earth, is the title of a...
23rd June 2014
What Happens IF…? “In the Lord I put my trust; How can you say to my soul, ‘Flee as a bird to your mountain’? For look! The wicked bend their bow, They make ready the arrow on the...
22nd June 2014
Stillness “And after the earthquake a fire; but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.” 1 Kings 19:12 (KJV) During a trip through Arizona in 1903, Teddy Roosevelt...
21st June 2014
The Challenge For Christian Parents “After that whole generation had been gathered to their ancestors, another generation grew up who knew neither the LORD nor what he had done for Israel.” Judges...
20th June 2014
Reaping The Fruit Of Righteousness “Sow for yourselves righteousness, reap the fruit of unfailing love…But you have planted wickedness, you have reaped evil.” Hosea 10:12-13 (NIV UK) The...
19th June 2014
A Word in Your Ear “But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth.” John 16:13 (NIV) This month marks the official beginning of summer, regardless of what the...
18th June 2014
From The Inside Out! “Grace be with you all.” Titus 3:15 (NIV) Hey Christians—the world is watching us! They want to see if faith makes a difference to friendships, marriages, parenting,...
17th June 2014
Fruit of the Spirit–JOY (Part two of a series on Galatians 5:22-23) “But the fruit of the Spirit is…joy” Galatians 5:22 (NKJV) Whether young or old, rich or poor, male or female,...
16th June 2014
The Favour of the King “As messengers of death is the king’s wrath, but a wise man will appease it. In the light of the king’s face is life, and his favour is like a cloud of the latter...
15th June 2014
Body Of Christ “…until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fulness of Christ.” Ephesians 4:13 (NIV UK)...
14th June 2014
Early Warning “How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, ‘Your God reigns....
13th June 2014
Sue-Happy Nation “…lawsuits spring up like poisonous weeds in a ploughed field” Hosea 10:4 (NIV UK) Hosea describes a society not dissimilar to ours. He explains that everything is about...
12th June 2014
Me And My Shadow “…they brought the sick out into the streets and laid them on beds and couches, that at least the shadow of Peter passing by might fall on some of them. Also a multitude...
11th June 2014
I Just Can’t Help It “But to stop this thing from spreading any further among the people, we must warn them to speak no longer to anyone in this name.” Acts 4:17 (NIV) The title of the fifth...
10th June 2014
Fruit of the Spirit—LOVE (Part one of a series on Galatians 5:22-23) “But the fruit of the Spirit is love…” Galatians 5:22 (NKJV) In Galatians chapter five the Apostle Paul lists nine...
9th June 2014
Water Wheels “That He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man,” Ephesians 3.16 (NKJV) The Krimml Waterfalls have a...
8th June 2014
Our Inheritance “and giving joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of light.” Colossians 1:12 (NIV) When you hear...
7th June 2014
The Promise of the Father “Therefore being exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He poured out this which you now see and hear.”...
6th June 2014
Getting To Know God Better “I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better.”...
5th June 2014
Advice for the Despondent… Think of What Might Be “Lord,” Martha said to Jesus, “If you had been here, my brother would not have died.” John 11:21 (NIV) John chapter 11 tells us the...
4th June 2014
Cats, Conflicts And Conciliation “But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without...
3rd June 2014
Nothing Is Impossible “For with God nothing will be impossible.” Luke 1:37 (NKJV) What a statement!! If we just believed this, how different our lives would be! From birth we are trained to know...
2nd June 2014
DIY “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast.” Ephesians 2:8-9 (NIV) The term...
1st June 2014
Get in the Game “Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last for ever. Therefore I do not...
31st May 2014
Words Through Life “…and the Word was God.” John 1:1 (NKJV) I agree with a lady called Rebecca Armstrong who recently wrote an article in the daily newspaper ‘i’. She quite...
30th May 2014
Waiting For God “I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits, and in his word I put my hope. I wait for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning.” Psalm 130:5-6 (NIV UK) At the time of...
29th May 2014
The Resurrection and Ascension “Having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through your faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.” Colossians...
28th May 2014
He Who Whispers Down A Well “But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this...
27th May 2014
A Positive Approach “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” Proverbs 4:23 (NIV) The above scripture reminds us of keeping positive whatever happens in life....
26th May 2014
I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud “May my meditation be pleasing to him, for I rejoice in the Lord.” Psalm 104:34 (NIV) Few will fail to recognise this much loved poem. William Wordsworth’s poem I...
25th May 2014
What Would Jesus Tweet? “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the...