4th August 2026
Waiting can be one of the greatest challenges of the Christian life. We pray, we trust, and we hope, yet the answers we long for often seem delayed. In those moments we may wonder whether God has...
3rd August 2026
We all have obligations. They start when we are very young, and the responsibility grows as we get older. Unfortunately, I have seen too many who think that the world owes them whatever they desire....
1st August 2026
If you’ve ever spent any time in a park, you’ve probably observed a parent with a toddler who wants to race. The three-year-old doesn’t care that her legs are about a third of the length of her...
31st July 2026
The Gospel of John identifies Jesus as the Logos of God. Even before acknowledging him as teacher, healer, or miracle worker, John proclaims Jesus as the Word who was God. Jesus Christ stands at the...
30th July 2026
In John 10 Jesus presents himself to his disciples as a good and faithful shepherd who selflessly and sacrificially cares for his flock, encouraging, guiding and protecting them so that they might...
29th July 2026
Hardly any of us can relate to what shepherds do, unless you live on a sheep farm. The closest I’ve come to sheep is seeing them by the side of the road a few times, eating lamb (which I really...
28th July 2026
Among the extraordinary women of the Bible, Mary, the mother of Jesus, shines as a remarkable example of humble faith. Yet what made Mary extraordinary was not her own greatness, but the greatness of...
27th July 2026
When we were young the biggest problem we had seemed to be whether our friends could come out and play. As we got older the problems seemed to grow as if they had a life of their own. That is because...
26th July 2026
When Jesus described the kingdom of heaven1 as a mustard seed, he was teaching that God’s kingdom does not appear all at once in its completed form. Instead, it begins in a small and humble way,...
25th July 2026
Have you ever been accused of being stubborn? I’m sure we’ve all had our moments. My wife and I sometimes joke around about which one of us is more stubborn. Truth be told, it’s me. Stubbornness...
24th July 2026
When speaking of the Holy Spirit, we often say, ‘when I received the Holy Spirit.’ Jesus said that the glory the Father gave him – the Holy Spirit and all that he is – has now been given to us...
23rd July 2026
It is with a great sense of privilege that we find ourselves able, in John 17:1-11, through the preserving work of the Holy Spirit, to listen in on one of the most intimate, heart-warming and...
22nd July 2026
Kindness is something everyone values but is so rare we often find ourselves surprised when it happens. We don’t normally think of God as being kind, but since it means of a ‘good or benevolent...
21st July 2026
Abigail was married to Nabal, a wealthy but harsh and foolish man. When David’s request for provisions was met with insult, David prepared to retaliate violently. Abigail acted quickly; without...
20th July 2026
From Genesis through Revelation, we have the story of God and what he has done for humanity despite our fall from grace. You may feel it unfair to be labelled a sinner at birth, but sinners we all...
19th July 2026
In Jesus’s parable of the weeds (Matthew 13:24-30) a farmer sows good seed in his field, but during the night an enemy sows weeds among the wheat. When the servants discover the problem, they ask...
18th July 2026
In the Great Commission, Jesus commanded his followers to go into the world and make disciples. Few believers could argue against the idea that Christians are commissioned by Christ to engage in...
17th July 2026
How do you get to know someone you’ve never met? We might speak to people who know them well or, these days, follow them on social media. While these things can help us know about a person, they...
16th July 2026
The header scripture encapsulates the gospel and has a clear focus on the meaning of true happiness, which pervades the entirety of this Davidic hymn of praise. It would appear that most people are,...
15th July 2026
It’s common when someone in authority in a church makes a mistake or a poor decision for people to not only stop going to church but turn their backs on God as well. This has always puzzled me as I...
14th July 2026
Hannah stands among the extraordinary women of scripture not because of her social status, influence, or achievements, but because her life became a testimony to the grace and faithfulness of God. Her...
13th July 2026
Paul in his letter to the Romans has been speaking of the grace and love of God that we have been given as a gift, and how this gift changes our lives significantly. One of those blessings is our...
12th July 2026
The Parable of the Sower is one of Jesus’s most familiar teachings, and it continues to speak powerfully to us today. Jesus described four types of soil that represent different responses to God’s...
11th July 2026
Sometimes the most important things in life are easy to overlook. A small seed planted in quiet soil may seem insignificant at first. Yet beneath the surface, something extraordinary is happening....
10th July 2026
Do you know what a white rainbow is? Better yet, have you seen one? I haven’t, and I only just learned that they even exist. White rainbows are sometimes called fogbows. They are like rainbows —...
9th July 2026
We know little about Jesus’s early years, from his childhood growing up in Nazareth to the time he started his ministry, but he did learn what it was like to be a young child, a teenager and a young...
8th July 2026
Many Christians, and people observing Christians, have the idea the way to heaven is to do certain things – be good, turn the other cheek, go to church – and to stop doing other things (you fill...
7th July 2026
Among the extraordinary women of the Bible, Esther stands out as a woman of courage, humility, wisdom, and faithful obedience. Although God’s name is never mentioned in the book of Esther, his...
6th July 2026
Did you ever have one of those weeks where everything comes undone? I am sure you did. This has been a week of the unexpected and the overwhelming. I set my mind to peace and organisation of my world,...
5th July 2026
Romans 7 captures the deep struggle of the human condition. The apostle Paul describes the frustration of wanting to do good, yet finding himself unable to live up to God’s perfect standard...
4th July 2026
New Year Resolutions – some of us do great with them. Some of us don’t make any resolutions. And some of us might want me to change the subject. I get it. It has been reported that only 8.9% of...
3rd July 2026
The transition of power from the House of Saul to the House of David was a messy affair, related in 2 Samuel 2 and 3. There were people in both camps juggling for power; old grievances were being...
2nd July 2026
The Argentine footballer Diego Maradona once said, ‘The game of football is like a canvas, and it’s up to the players to paint the most beautiful picture.’ Coming from a player widely regarded...
1st July 2026
Does God hear our prayers only if we’re good enough or if we say the right words in the right way? Does he wait to listen until we are in the correct position, or we reach a quota of...
30th June 2026
The story of Ruth is not merely the story of an extraordinary woman; it is the story of an extraordinary God whose grace transforms lives and draws people into his redemptive purposes. Ruth’s...
29th June 2026
I remember watching, many years ago now, a preacher who demanded healing in the name of Jesus. It was quite impressive; it was meant to be of course. The person being healed would fall backward and be...
28th June 2026
One of the most common misunderstandings about grace is that it gives us permission to live however we want. If salvation is a gift of grace and not something we earn through keeping rules, does that...
27th June 2026
Have you ever noticed how many times the word ‘therefore’ appears in the Bible? One rule of thumb that has been given to help understand a passage in scripture, is that when you see the word...
26th June 2026
I had reached a London mainline railway station and was making my way across town to catch another train to the north. I had to take two different Underground lines to get to it. I had luggage with me...
25th June 2026
Because we are God’s children, we are being transformed into the fullness of the stature of Christ. As such, we are becoming more Christlike. Our thinking will essentially be persuaded by Christ to...