9th March 2022
You are blessed Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, and he began to teach them. He said: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for...
8th March 2022
Lost sheep Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus. But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”...
7th March 2022
Before the Throne of God Above Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has ascended into heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. Hebrews 4:14 (NIV) I had...
6th March 2022
A broken rib and a handful of dirt ‘And it was good…’ This is the bass note of the Creation account in Genesis 1. God creates the light and the dark, the sea and land, animal and plant life, and...
5th March 2022
Repentance, and believing the Gospel Now after John was put in prison, Jesus came to Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God...
4th March 2022
Deader than a dodo. So then he told them plainly, “Lazarus is dead…” John 11:14 (NIV) If you are lucky enough to travel to the island of Mauritius, you can hunt high and low but you will not...
2nd March 2022
What to say? … Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. Colossians 2:2-3 (NIV) Isn’t it hard sometimes to know what to say to someone who maybe has been bereaved, or...
1st March 2022
Lost flavor “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot....
28th February 2022
To God be the glory For great is the Lord and most worthy of praise… 1 Chronicles 16:25 (NIV) Frances ‘Fanny’ Crosby was born on 24 March 1820, in Putnam County, New York. In her own words she...
27th February 2022
The Midas touch In Greek mythology, Midas was a king who was obsessed with riches. After doing a good deed for the god Dionysus, King Midas was granted whatever he wished as a reward. The king asked...
26th February 2022
Time travel is real We don’t often give serious thought to the concept of time, but we frequently check our clocks and calendars. Even if one is retired, life is structured around schedules and...
24th February 2022
I am the bread of life “I am the bread of life. Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and are dead. This is the bread which comes down from heaven, that one may eat of it and not die. I am...
11th February 2022
Vanilla or Marmite “…You have the words of eternal life. We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God.” John 6:68-69 (NIV) Vanilla flavouring is often regarded as...
29th January 2022
The river of life And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb. In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river,...
28th January 2022
Finding what we are searching for ‘…whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst.’ John 4:14 (NIVUK) I find it fascinating that John chapter 4 follows on from John chapter 3. Now...
27th January 2022
Wonders of Epiphany In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made...
26th January 2022
It’s the way you tell them! ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving. For this people’s heart has become calloused; they hardly hear with...
25th January 2022
Surprised by answers? “…All things are possible for one who believes.” Immediately the father of the child cried out and said, “I believe; help my unbelief!” Mark 9:23-24 (ESVUK) As the...
24th January 2022
The lamb of God In that region there were shepherds living in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. Then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around...
23rd January 2022
The songs of home Did you have a trip your family took while you were growing up? Maybe to visit relatives across the country? Or maybe back to a parent’s hometown? Or that one resort or beach town...
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...
1st April 2018
Christ Is Risen Indeed! “If Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile;” 1 Corinthians 15:17 (NIV) The Christian faith stands or falls with Jesus’ resurrection. Yet it is not merely a...
23rd November 2017
Believe in Jesus “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved…” Acts 16:31 (ESV) The Philippian jailer’s conversion in Acts 16 raises a significant question: “…what must I do to be...
17th November 2017
Love Eternal “…keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.” Jude 21 (NIV) Did you read or hear a few years ago about...
30th October 2017
Microscopic View Of Life “And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.” Genesis 2:7 (NKJV) What is human...
22nd October 2017
Two Kinds of Life “Jesus answered, ‘Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in...
10th September 2017
Too Good To Be True! “And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised...
5th July 2017
Dying To See You “Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die.’” John 11:25 (NIV) I must confess that the past twelve...
18th June 2017
Bottomless Refills “For this is what the Lord says—he who created the heavens, he is God; he who fashioned and made the earth, he founded it; he did not create it to be empty, but formed it to...
20th April 2017
Dust Unto Dust “In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for dust you are, and to dust you shall return.” Genesis 3:19 (NKJV) As I...
17th April 2017
Resurrection Hope “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...
8th April 2017
This is the Gospel “Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have.” 1 Peter 3:15 (NIV) If you were in conversation with someone who...
17th March 2017
Great Expectations “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,...
18th January 2017
The Spiritual Boneyard “Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.” Ecclesiastes 12:7 (KJV) At Davis Monthan Air Force Base you can take a...
14th November 2016
The Final Solution “…he will swallow up death forever. The Sovereign Lord will wipe away the tears from all faces; he will remove his people’s disgrace from all the earth. The Lord has...
13th November 2016
Remembrance Sunday “Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed—in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the...
24th October 2016
Death Is Not The End “For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 6:23 (NKJV) Salvation is an entirely free gift of God. Ephesians...
5th September 2016
A Winning Ticket “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...
14th July 2016
A Time For Every Purpose “To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, And a time to die; A time to plant, And a time to pluck what is planted;”...
26th June 2016
What Would You Do For a Klondike Bar? “As God’s fellow workers we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain. For he says, ‘In the time of my favour I heard you, and in the day of salvation...