When I am in need and I see people having the resources then I am tempted to speak in a way that will ‘help them’ […]
Ministry
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Our culture seems to sap spiritual life from us, we slumber in entertainment, we are ensnared through poor choices. We long for the Lord to […]
Many say, “Where is your God?” Many of God’s people are so distracted by the world’s pleasures that their spiritual lifeblood is being poured out. […]
When we see the spectacular in Jesus’ ministry we desire to be participants in it, often without appreciating the implications of participation. You will […]
I can find the urgency of a task so great that I struggle to stop. I can be driven by the expectations of others, or […]
We complain about the demise of the Church and ask God why He is not advancing the gospel. We do not realise that He is! […]
We desire to see the Lord’s fame go to the world, to see God yield His harvest. Then the land will yield its harvest, and […]
Our culture has only one question to determine value – “Does it work?” Jesus takes a different view. After feeding the 5000 He leaves. Most […]
Jesus’ unearths His followers’ motives following the feeding of the 5000 because it is here that the eternal value of what someone does is seen. […]
Jesus talks of how we choose to receive His word. An emphasis on visible results has pushed us towards – The one who received the […]
Christmas is often expressed as a time to live without limits. John the Baptist challenges our generation with its rejection of boundaries. We don’t think […]
What does it mean to be human? I find Jesus’ take shocking. When I survey our culture’s opinions I see anything from a triumphalistic ‘Top […]
How poorly I appreciate the unseen work of Christ. I recently organised a conference. There was a sense of God at work, one person even […]
When what we say lifts Jesus as God and acknowledges ourselves as servants then we have the keys of Kingdom. When speaking in independence we […]
A living sacrifice does not pick it’s sacrifices, nor determine the cost. A living sacrifice is ready to die to self. If I am to […]