All of us have experienced, or will at some point in our lives experience, shared or personal grief. It might be the loss of a loved one, losing a...
WE CAN HAVE CONFIDENCE IN JESUS TO KNOW OUR GRIEF
read more
Recent articles
RESOLVE TO DO GOOD
To this end we always pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling and may fulfil every resolve for good and every work of faith by...
ADVENT – HOW ARE YOU WAITING?
Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord! PSALM 27:14 (NKJV) During Advent it’s good to...
Listening to God
This is the 23rd in a series of studies on the subject of prayer The Lord came and stood there, calling as at the other times, ‘Samuel!...
Bless one another
‘The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face towards you and give you...
Praising the Lord in prayer
God is magnificent; he can never be praised enough. There are no boundaries to his greatness.Psalm 145:3 (The Message) When thinking about how...
The glory of the cross
…‘The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.’John 12:23 Death is in the air. The hour has come for the Son of Man to die on a cruel Roman...
A gifted response
…be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the...
Coming of the King – Advent peace
This is the second in a series of studies on Advent. ‘Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favour...
Christmas unwrapped – fruitful
This is the first in a series of Christmas studies. ‘But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you...
God’s constant love
How precious is your unfailing love, O God! All humanity finds shelter in the shadow of your wings. You feed them from the abundance of your own...
Face to face
Restore us, O God; make your face shine on us, that we may be saved.Psalm 80: 3 (NIVUK) Imagine for a moment that a teenager is not behaving as his...
Abba Father
…And by him [The Holy Spirit] we cry, ‘Abba, Father.’Romans 8:15 (NIVUK) A key role of the Holy Spirit in the life of a Christian is...
Mission possible
“…you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”Acts 1:8 (NIV) As I was growing up one of the...
The Lamb was silent
He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before its shearers is...
You are unique
Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it. (Psalm 139:14 NLT) Have you ever seen...
A wise Journey
And having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, [the Magi] returned to their country by another route.Matthew 2:12 (NIVUK) Isn’t it...
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...
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...
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...