The love of God  …God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him. 1 John 4:16 (NKJV) God is love. Not surprising then that the primary Christian obligations are centred...

Experiencing God’s grace and mercy But as it is written: “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard…” 1 Corinthians 2:9 (NKJV) Back in the early 1920s radio broadcasting was in its infancy in America....

On your high horse Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. Proverbs 16:18 (NIV) I am not an equestrian—I admire these handsome animals from a distance.  However, I do...

Linguistic confusion At one time the whole world spoke a single language and used the same words. Genesis 11:1 (NLT)  We live in a multicultural society where nationalities speak different languages....

Putting on Christ If you spend any time in the letters of Paul, you see a pastor’s heart. Paul spends long periods of time in all the places he went as a missionary—sometimes months, sometimes...

 Jonah and the… On the day Jonah entered the city, he shouted to the crowds: “Forty days from now Nineveh will be destroyed!” Jonah 3:4 (NLT) Most people who have attended Sunday school will no...

 Raising the widow’s son When the Lord saw her, his heart overflowed with compassion. “Don’t cry!” he said. Then he walked over to the coffin and touched it, and the bearers stopped. “Young...

Medicine: an old symbol …as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life. John 3:14-15 (ESV) The British...

Life under the sun What do people gain from all their labours at which they toil under the sun?…Consider what God has done… Ecclesiastes 1:3; 7:13 (NIVUK) In the secular, post-modern West...

Peter So they quickly left the tomb, terrified but also ecstatic, and ran to tell Jesus’ disciples. (Matthew 28:8 ISV)  It was as if a sudden wind of fortune broke upon the lake, driving waves...

Things will get better For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal.  2 Corinthians 4:18b (NKJV) As I’ve grown older I have, in idle moments,...

The cornerstone question I am no carpenter by the stretch of anyone’s imagination. Even though I did contract my own house in Fayetteville, North Carolina; I was there from the day we dug the...

The Spirit of the Lord is upon us I am overwhelmed with joy in the Lord my God! For he has dressed me with the clothing of salvation and draped me in a robe of righteousness. I am like a bridegroom...

Nailed to the cross for me “This man was handed over to you by God’s deliberate plan and foreknowledge; and you, with the help of wicked men, put him to death by nailing Him to the cross.” Acts...

A new creation Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come:  The old has gone, the new is here!  2 Corinthians 5:17 (NIV) I have often watched a tv programme called The Repair Shop...

You are my vision …I saw the Lord, high and exalted, seated on a throne; and the train of his robe filled the temple. Isaiah 6:1 (NIV) Over the years I have found the words of Be Thou My Vision to...

God’s building tools To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. 1 Corinthians 12:7 (ESV) If you have ever watched Prime Minister’s Question Time or any other debates...

Fitting in and belonging One of my favorite movies growing up was inspired by Shakespeare’s play Twelfth Night. The lead character is a high school female soccer player named Viola. When the school...

Run! “But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.” Luke 15:20b (NIV) In the story...

What’s your excuse? Simon answered, ‘Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything.’ Luke 5:5 (NIVUK) The first 11 verses of Luke chapter 5 recount the starting point of...

Relationship with an invisible God? “God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.” John 4:24 (NIV) How can we have a relationship with an invisible God? As practising...

Unconditional offer …for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.Romans 3:23-24 (NIV) Should...

Religious sinners “The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses’ seat; therefore, do whatever they teach you and follow it; but do not do as they do, for they do not practice what they teach. They...