Jesus’ future disciples asked, “Where are you staying (meno in Greek)?” By the end of his ministry that question is given a new dimension of […]
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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! […]
What does it mean for a loved child of God to wear ‘the mantle of shame’? (Ps89:45) We live in a world that beats down […]
8 Praise our God, all peoples, … 13 You brought us to a place of abundance. These verses of Psalm 66 begin and end with […]
Our culture has only one question to determine value – “Does it work?” Jesus takes a different view. After feeding the 5000 He leaves. Most […]
Life circumstances push faith to the limit. We wonder why our ‘faithful God’ has abandoned us. Such trials expose the extent of our faithfulness to […]
We see a world in flux. The ‘best’ lasts six months. The ‘must have’ I-Phone 5, gives way to I-Phone 6. If ‘the best’ lasts […]
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 […]
Our society exalts freedom, but what does it mean to be free? Tozer makes the point that ‘there cannot be two absolutely free beings in […]
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 […]
When presented with the impossible, I am challenged to be poor in spirit. When my peers flout their wealth, I am challenged to be poor […]
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 […]
Psalm 114 (Message) After Israel left Egypt, the clan of Jacob left those barbarians behind; Judah became holy land for him, Israel the place of […]
We live in a world of self-interest, committed to feeling better about ourselves or experiences that take our eyes off the state of our lives. […]