‘Simply Jesus’ is a great phrase to help us keep perspective when things become complicated. We need care, there are those for whom the words […]
Living the faith
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Who is a disciple of Jesus? Jesus gave two key passages. The first – 34 “A new command I give you: Love one another. As […]
What is the dividing line between presumption and faith. Some take God’s promise to protect us, and enter the lion’s den. Others know the Lord […]
My life is shake proof after I let go of the shakable. I find out what is shakable when circumstances threaten and I seek God […]
Our amazing God is faithful where I am unfaithful. Having grown up in a culture concerned about right and wrong, it is easy to become […]
People gain a sense of peace after they have experience of deciding to live by God’s word rather than succumb to pressure. ‘Great peace have […]
How do I express hope when I have confidence in my good Father, yet what I see is anything but hopeful? I find myself here […]
The fact of God’s sovereignty does not require a resigned acceptance of difficulties as being the will of God. Moses begins Psalm 90 saying he […]
When I choose to ‘rest in the shadow of the almighty’, waiting for Him to intervene, then I am ‘dwelling in the shelter of the […]
We live in a time when our enemy, unbelief is hardened and aggressively attacking faith. The Lord’s response – “But for those who fear you, […]
The great drives that push me towards wickedness are my fears and my strong desires. The antidote is trusting the goodness of God. Psalm 34:8-10 […]
What is the difference between ‘hearing God’s word and doing it’ and ‘loving the Lord your God with all your heart and soul and strength?’ […]
In a confrontation my natural recourse is that of words and thinking. I always desire to bring sides together seeking resolution. What happens when the […]
I am amazed at how I was fooling myself. I had been pushing to finish a project. Only when it was clear that the deadline […]
By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know […]