16th January 2018
Identity Protective Cognition? “When I came to you, brothers and sisters, announcing the mystery of God to you, I did not come with brilliance of speech or wisdom. I decided to know nothing among...
15th January 2018
Holiness Of God “Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.” Hebrews 12:14 (NKJV) The subject of the holiness of God is a daunting challenge, for it...
14th January 2018
The Only Clock that Matters “All people are like grass, and all their faithfulness is like the flowers of the field. The grass withers and the flowers fall, because the breath of the Lord blows on...
13th January 2018
A Sat Nav For Life “Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.” Psalm 119:105 (NIV) I recently got a TomTom, a portable Global Positioning System (GPS) for car navigation. Incredibly...
12th January 2018
Introductions Matter “To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified (set apart, made holy) in Christ Jesus, who are selected and called as saints (God’s people), together with all those...
11th January 2018
Who Is In Charge? “A fool vents all his feelings, but a wise man holds them back.” Proverbs 29:11 (NKJV) We all have emotions, and we all need to learn how to manage them. Emotions can be positive...
10th January 2018
Trusting In God “Do not let your heart be troubled. You believe in God, believe also in Me.’’ John 14:1 (Amplified Bible) To believe in Jesus, and trust in him requires faith. And faith is a...
9th January 2018
Our Cunning Plans “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.” Isaiah 55:9 (NIV) ‘I have a cunning plan!’ The ragged...
8th January 2018
There’s Still Time! “But God is being patient with you. He does not want anyone to be lost, but he wants all people to change their hearts and lives.” 2 Peter 3:9 (NCV) Prior to the Christmas...
7th January 2018
Give Thanks “Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.” Colossians 3:15 (NIV UK) At the end of November, Americans...
6th January 2018
The Humble Sprout “…to show that they can be fully trusted, so that in every way they will make the teaching about God our saviour attractive.” Titus 2:10 (NIV) If you compiled a list of...
5th January 2018
Bringing in the New “You will still be eating last year’s harvest when you will have to move it out to make room for the new” Leviticus 26:10 (NIVUK) Most cultures have traditions surrounding...
4th January 2018
God’s Angels, Part 4—Revelation “Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels…and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands.” Revelation...
3rd January 2018
‘Events, Dear Boy, Events’ “I again saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift and the battle is not to the strong, and neither is bread to the wise nor riches to those of intelligence...
2nd January 2018
Fake News “Then the serpent said to the woman, ‘You will not surely die. For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and...
1st January 2018
An Attitude of Gratitude “…in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” 1 Thessalonians 5:18 (NKJV) Have you ever heard the question: “What if you...
31st December 2017
Once Blind, Now I See “But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his...
30th December 2017
It Is Now Or Never “God is faithful, who has called you into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.” 1 Corinthians 1:9 (NIVUK) “It’s Now or Never” is the name of a love song made...
29th December 2017
Hope for 2018 “But you remain the same, and your years will never end” Psalm 102:27 and Hebrews 1:12 (NIVUK) Help! Where did the year go? No one really knows who wrote Psalm 102. Perhaps it...
28th December 2017
God’s Angels, Part 3—Protection “For there stood by me this night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve, saying, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must be brought before Caesar;...
27th December 2017
Living The Love Life “Greater love has no man than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.” John 15:13 (NKJV) We often think of laying down our life for someone else in terms of...
26th December 2017
Breath of Heaven “I no longer live, but Christ lives in me.” Galatians 2:20 (NIV) Chris Eaton’s song ‘Breath of Heaven’ tells the story of the Nativity from Mary’s perspective,...
25th December 2017
The Measure of Love “Who then can ever keep Christ’s love from us? When we have trouble or calamity, when we are hunted down or destroyed, is it because He doesn’t love us anymore? And if we...
24th December 2017
Advent—A Time of Joy “‘As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.’” Luke 1:44 (NIV UK) Advent includes Christ’s first coming, but also...
23rd December 2017
The First Proclaimers “Take a good look, friends, at who you were when you got called into this life. I don’t see many of ‘the brightest and the best’ among you, not many influential, not many...
22nd December 2017
The Shepherds of Bethlehem “Let us go straight to Bethlehem, and see this [wonderful] thing that has happened which the Lord has made known to us” Luke 2:15 (AMP) Did you know that there is a...
21st December 2017
God’s Angels, Part 2—Messengers “The two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of the city…” Genesis 19:1 (NIV) In part one of this short series on...
20th December 2017
What Do I Give Him? “This is good, and pleases God our Saviour, who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.” 1 Timothy 2:3-4 (NIV) Forgive the pun, but have you ever...
19th December 2017
Away in a Manger “This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” Luke 2:12 (NIV) It seems to me that whoever wrote “Away in a Manager,”...
18th December 2017
Unto Us A Child Is Born “For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given; and the government will be upon His shoulder, His name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting...
17th December 2017
Advent—A Time of Peace “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” John 14:27 (NIV) ...
16th December 2017
Christmas Excesses “This far you may come and no farther; here is where your proud waves halt.” Job 38:11 (NIV) Not far from where I live is Canvey Island and on it was once a pub named the...
15th December 2017
The Government We Need “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders.” Isaiah 9:6 (NIVUK) Isaiah prophesied at a time of crisis in the...
14th December 2017
God’s Angels, Part 1 “Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?” Hebrews 1:14 (NIV) The Bible, both Old and New Testaments, has much to say about...
13th December 2017
Pigeonholed “We apostles should spend our time teaching the word of God, not running a food program.” Acts 6:2 (NLT) “Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust...
12th December 2017
Santa Claus is Coming to Town “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...
11th December 2017
Living Between The Times “…those who use the things of the world, as if not engrossed in them. For this world in its present form is passing away.’’ 1 Corinthians 7:31 (NIVUK) The Bible...
10th December 2017
Trust in the Lord “Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord, the Lord himself, is the Rock eternal.” “You will keep in perfect peace him whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.”...
9th December 2017
Ewe Beauty Jesus said, “I am the good shepherd; and I know My sheep and am known by My own.” John 10:14 (NKJV) Did you read the article in the newspapers recently that sheep have been trained to...
8th December 2017
We Change Because God Sent His Son “For what the Torah could not do by itself, because it lacked the power to make the old nature cooperate, God did by sending his own Son as a human being with a...