Sometimes we presume God will act. The Psalmist indicates that prayer is needed even when it seems God is sure to act. Psalm 119:169 May […]
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Why is it that when something is going wrong it is hard to believe God will save me? I know I am not alone in […]
The cross stands as an embarrassment! If I proclaim a God of power it is embarrassing that my God was taken to a cross and […]
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 […]
One of the temptations of spiritual leadership is spiritual prostitution. Ezekiel 16:15-21 spells this out. He begins, “15 But you trusted in your beauty and […]
The division between Spirit and Word is a false dichotomy of our time played out between conservatives and charismatics. Do I experience God through the […]
Why would God allow a law changing the understanding of marriage to go through parliament? As I pondered in prayer, it occurred to me that […]
Who is willing and patient enough to engage with God in offensive spiritual warfare? Psalm 110 shows how. ‘Sit at my right hand until I […]
When I read of the collapse of God’s people in the last days of Israel before the Assyrian invasion, I am amazed that godliness could […]
I can feel the burden of ministry and a responsibility to serve. Yet ‘He says, “I removed the burden from their shoulders, their hands were […]
We are supposed to be under grace not law, so why is there a de facto legalism? Maybe it is introduced to avoid the displeasure […]
Are we answering questions people are not asking? The gap between those with theological training, and those without has become so great, and developed so […]
“Meetings for this, meetings for that. I hate them! You’ve worn me out!” There comes a time when we feel fed up with meetings and […]
How serious do our friends think we are about God? When they see our pursuit of God, are they encouraged to join the pursuit, or […]
I see a need; my heart goes out to fulfil it, but sometimes I fail to stop and ask the big question: What is God […]