19th March 2022
The most important thing A.W. Tozer said, “What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us” (The Knowledge of the Holy). He goes on to talk about the history...
18th March 2022
First attempt in learning Again Peter lied and said he did not know Jesus. At once a rooster crowed. John 18:27 (NLV) Nobody likes to be associated with the word fail or failure, but we have all...
17th March 2022
Stop the rot! Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. 2 Corinthians 5:17 (ESV) The recent storms damaged the fence between my...
16th March 2022
Empires of the mind Test all things; hold fast what is good. 1 Thessalonians 5:21 (NKJV) Whilst addressing a war time audience at Harvard University, USA in 1943, Winston Churchill said, ‘The...
15th March 2022
Offering the sacrifice of praise With Jesus’ help we will continually offer our sacrifice of praise to God by telling others the glory of his name. Hebrews 13:15 (TLB) In Psalm 107, David repeats...
14th March 2022
Jesus died for all So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view… 2 Corinthians 5:16 (NIVUK) I’m an English cricket fan and a Christian, so you may wonder why the sudden death of...
13th March 2022
How enemies become friends If you’re an animated movie fan, and I say, ‘To infinity and beyond!’ you probably will immediately think of Buzz Lightyear from the movie Toy Story! In the movie,...
12th March 2022
Grace is so much more When most of us think of grace, we think of salvation. Ephesians 2:5 (and other verses) tells us we are saved by grace and that it’s a gift from God. Then in 2 Peter 3:18,...
11th March 2022
A life of service … he got up from the meal, took off his outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around his waist. After that, he poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples’ feet,...
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...
3rd March 2022
High on God’s list As I was praying about something, the thought popped into my head that my request probably wasn’t very high on God’s list of prayers to answer. There are many...
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...
25th February 2022
I was blind, but now I see …the man said, ‘Lord, I believe,’ and he worshipped him. John 9:38 (NIVUK) In the ninth chapter of John’s gospel Jesus heals a man who had been born blind. It was a...
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...
13th February 2022
Who do you say I am? What comes to mind when you imagine God? Perhaps you think about his nature: his love, mercy, and grace. You may see God in creation – in the beautiful harmony of the universe....
3rd January 2022
What a Beautiful Name On the eighth day, when it was time to circumcise the child, he was named Jesus, the name the angel had given him before he was conceived. Luke 2:21 NIV “Ha ha, what is his...
1st January 2022
Running the Race in 2022 Let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross,...
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...
22nd May 2018
Outrageous Grace “…are you envious because I am generous?” Matthew 20:15 (NRSV) The parable of the labourers in the vineyard is scandalous—it’s simply unfair. Those hired first and who...
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...
6th October 2017
The Names In The Book “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.” Romans 3:23-24 (NKJV) If there...
30th September 2017
Pride Versus Humility “Pride goes before destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall. Better to be of a humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.” Proverbs 16:18-19...
12th August 2017
Rescued by Grace “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God.” Ephesians 2:8 (NIVUK) Grace Darling’s father was the main...
2nd August 2017
There Once Was an Ugly Duckling ‘”However, as it is written: ‘What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived’—the things God has prepared for those who...
27th July 2017
How Can I Find a Gracious God? “For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed—a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: ‘The righteous will live by...
27th June 2017
The Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ “For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become...
6th June 2017
God Waits to be Gracious! “Those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.”...
7th May 2017
Wooden Nickels “I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you to live in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—which is really no gospel at...
29th April 2017
Blessing in Action “Tell Aaron and his sons, ‘This is how you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them: The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you;...
2nd April 2017
Take Up Your Cross “Then he [Jesus] said to them all: ‘Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.’” Luke 9:23 (NIV UK) Recently,...
6th March 2017
Worlds Apart “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth—God saw all that he had made, and it was very good.” Genesis 1:1, 31 (NIVUK) The Bible begins with the book of Genesis...