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...
23rd July 2018
Range Anxiety “And I am sure that God who began the good work within you will keep right on helping you grow in his grace until his task within you is finally finished on that day when Jesus...
22nd July 2018
When Was The Last Time You Danced For Joy? “But let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may rejoice in...
21st July 2018
Fame in Obscurity – the 12th Apostle “And they cast lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias; and he was added to the eleven apostles.” Acts 1:26 (NRSV) That is the one and only reference...
20th July 2018
A Caring Church “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the...
19th July 2018
Bumble Bees Cannot Fly! “Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurange about what we do not see.” Hebrews 11:1 (NIV) Scientists say “It can’t be done!” It’s impossible!...
17th July 2018
Satisfaction Through Comparison Becomes Dissatisfaction “Dearly loved friends, I had been planning to write you some thoughts about the salvation God has given us, but now I find I must write of...
16th July 2018
Wisdom From Above “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 hypocrisy.” James 3:17...
15th July 2018
Your Own Twin “What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death? Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord!” Romans 7:24-25 (NIV UK) ...
14th July 2018
Where Are You? “Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden. But...
13th July 2018
How Were Your Eyes Opened? “His neighbours and those who had formerly seen him begging asked, ‘Isn’t this the same man who used to sit and beg?’ Some claimed that he was. Others said, ‘No,...
12th July 2018
Why Pray Amen? “For as many as are the promises of God, they all find their Yes (answer) in Him (Christ). For this reason we also utter the Amen (so be it) to God through Him [in His person and by...
11th July 2018
A Special Mention “Come, bless God, all you servants of God! You priests of God, posted to the nightwatch in God’s shrine, lift your praising hands to the Holy Place, and bless God. In turn, may...
10th July 2108
A Great Surprise! “…always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Ephesians 5:20 (NIV) A few months ago, I was in church and the Pastor...
9th July 2018
The Hound of Heaven “For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.” Luke 19:10 (NIV) I’ve just completed another cycle of my weekly wash, now it’s time to hang up the washing to dry....
8th July 2018
Rust and Righteousness “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to...
7th July 2018
Agony And Ecstasy “I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.” Romans 8.18 (NIV) “Some people believe football is a matter of life...
6th July 2018
Gossip Makes Conflict Worse “Without wood a fire goes out; without gossips, conflict calms down” Proverbs 26:20 (CEB) The fires that have been raging in North West England this week brought this...
5th July 2018
Leaping Walls “Lord, you are my lamp; the Lord illuminates my darkness. With You I can attack a barricade, and with my God I can leap over a wall. God—His way is perfect; the word of the Lord is...
4th July 2018
Free at Last! “Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption to sonship, the redemption of our bodies.” Romans 8:23...
3rd July 2018
‘Should’ve Gone to Specsavers’ “Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.” Proverbs 29:18 (KJV) It was Saturday night in mid-town Watford. I was...
2nd July 2018
Paradise On Earth “Then the Lord God said, ‘Behold, the man has become like one of Us, to know good and evil. And now, lest he put out his hand and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live...
1 July 2018
Spiritual Mirror Neurons “I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship…Do...
30th June 2018
Again, Who is my Neighbour? (Part 2) “Jesus said, ‘Go and do the same.’” Luke 10:37 (MSG) I guess that the most asked question during the past few years, both verbally and in print is,...
29th June 2018
Drawing Near to God “But as for me, it is good for me to draw near to God; I have made the Lord God my refuge and placed my trust in Him, That I may tell of all Your works.” Psalm 73:28 (AMP)...
28th June 2018
Good Publicity “Pilate had a notice prepared and fastened to the cross. It read: JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS…and the sign was written in Aramaic, Latin, and Greek.” John...