8th February 2021
Linguistic confusion At one time the whole world spoke a single language and used the same words. Genesis 11:1 (NLT) We live in a multicultural society where nationalities speak different languages....
7th February 2021
Putting on Christ If you spend any time in the letters of Paul, you see a pastor’s heart. Paul spends long periods of time in all the places he went as a missionary—sometimes months, sometimes...
6th February 2021
Jonah and the… On the day Jonah entered the city, he shouted to the crowds: “Forty days from now Nineveh will be destroyed!” Jonah 3:4 (NLT) Most people who have attended Sunday school will no...
5th February 2021
Raising the widow’s son When the Lord saw her, his heart overflowed with compassion. “Don’t cry!” he said. Then he walked over to the coffin and touched it, and the bearers stopped. “Young...
4th February 2021
Medicine: an old symbol …as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life. John 3:14-15 (ESV) The British...
3rd February 2021
Life under the sun What do people gain from all their labours at which they toil under the sun?…Consider what God has done… Ecclesiastes 1:3; 7:13 (NIVUK) In the secular, post-modern West...
2nd February 2021
Peter So they quickly left the tomb, terrified but also ecstatic, and ran to tell Jesus’ disciples. (Matthew 28:8 ISV) It was as if a sudden wind of fortune broke upon the lake, driving waves...
1st February 2021
Things will get better For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal. 2 Corinthians 4:18b (NKJV) As I’ve grown older I have, in idle moments,...
31st January 2021
The cornerstone question I am no carpenter by the stretch of anyone’s imagination. Even though I did contract my own house in Fayetteville, North Carolina; I was there from the day we dug the...
29th January 2021
The Spirit of the Lord is upon us I am overwhelmed with joy in the Lord my God! For he has dressed me with the clothing of salvation and draped me in a robe of righteousness. I am like a bridegroom...
28th January 2021
Nailed to the cross for me “This man was handed over to you by God’s deliberate plan and foreknowledge; and you, with the help of wicked men, put him to death by nailing Him to the cross.” Acts...
27th January 2021
A new creation Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! 2 Corinthians 5:17 (NIV) I have often watched a tv programme called The Repair Shop...
26th January 2021
You are my vision …I saw the Lord, high and exalted, seated on a throne; and the train of his robe filled the temple. Isaiah 6:1 (NIV) Over the years I have found the words of Be Thou My Vision to...
25th January 2021
God’s building tools To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. 1 Corinthians 12:7 (ESV) If you have ever watched Prime Minister’s Question Time or any other debates...
24th January 2021
Fitting in and belonging One of my favorite movies growing up was inspired by Shakespeare’s play Twelfth Night. The lead character is a high school female soccer player named Viola. When the school...
23rd January 2021
Run! “But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.” Luke 15:20b (NIV) In the story...
22nd January 2021
What’s your excuse? Simon answered, ‘Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything.’ Luke 5:5 (NIVUK) The first 11 verses of Luke chapter 5 recount the starting point of...
21st January 2021
Relationship with an invisible God? “God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.” John 4:24 (NIV) How can we have a relationship with an invisible God? As practising...
20th January 2021
Unconditional offer …for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.Romans 3:23-24 (NIV) Should...
19th January 2021
Necessary Change “The people were waiting expectantly and were all wondering in their hearts if John might possibly be the Messiah. John answered them all, “I baptize you with water. But one who...
18th January 2021
‘Well I heard…’ “Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.”...
17th January 2021
Religious sinners “The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses’ seat; therefore, do whatever they teach you and follow it; but do not do as they do, for they do not practice what they teach. They...
16th January 2021
The gospel writers as eyewitnesses “You are My witnesses,” says the Lord, “And My servant whom I have chosen, That you may know and believe Me, And understand that I am He. Before Me there...
15th January 2021
No turning back “He was teaching in their synagogues, and everyone praised him…All the people in the synagogue were furious when they heard this. They got up, drove him out of the town, and took...
11th November 2018
Making the Flag “Thou hast given a banner to those who fear You, that it may be displayed because of the truth.” Psalm 60:4 (NASB) Every year around the Fourth of July we here in the United States...
2nd October 2018
Well, Well, Well “With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.” Isaiah 12:3 (ESV) Wells were important in the Middle-East in sustaining life for communities. Not surprisingly they...
17th September 2018
On Being Happy “Then the LORD God provided a leafy plant and made it grow up over Jonah to give shade for his head to ease his discomfort, and Jonah was very happy about the plant.” Jonah 4:6...
16th September 2018
The King’s Songbook “It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man. It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in princes.” Psalm 118:8-9 (KJV) Ever imagined...
15th September 2018
Through Adversity to the Stars “Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established…For the one in authority is God’s...
14th September 2018
What’s In A Name? “A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.” Proverbs 22:1 (KJV) Apart from Jesus Christ, just one man stands out...
12th September 2018
Out of Our Comfort Zone “Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us…” Ephesians 3:20 (NIV) When reading the...
11 September 2018
Living Water “Jesus answered and said to her, ‘If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, “Give me a drink,” you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living...
10th September 2018
Prepare the Way “He who testifies to these things says, ‘Surely I am coming soon.’’ Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!” Revelation 22:20 (ESV) The most exciting event in all of history will be the...
9th September 2018
Show Your Work “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...
8th September 2018
The Sound of the Trumpet “Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed—in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will...
7th September 2018
What Manner of Man is This? “ And the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?” Matthew 8:27 (ASV) By the time we get to Matthew chapter 8...
6th September 2018
When Nothing Else is Left… “It happened after a while that the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land.” 1 Kings 17:7 (AMP) In 1 Kings chapter 17, we read that Elijah the prophet...
5th September 2018
Dei Judicium[I] “In prayer there is a connection between what God does and what you do. You can’t get forgiveness from God, for instance, without also forgiving others.” Matthew 6:14-15...
4th September 2018
Keep Calm And Carry On “Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamour, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even...
3rd September 2018
Not Just a Painted Picture “A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.” Proverbs 25:11 (KJV) As I write this I have before me a picture of an oil painting. It’s not...