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...
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...