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. […]
"" The dark side
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The arguments I hold in my mind expose secondary issues that have supplanted my Father as the one to be worshipped. In Psalm 76 the […]
Being nice has become a core value of our age. It is hard to argue against what superficially seems so good. Nice however is rooted […]
Living in our hurting world our tendency is either, throw ourselves at the problem, driven by the need, or to harden ourselves to the need […]
When I am spiritually empty I get caught up with myself, and forget God. It is a strange emptiness coming either through abandoning routine times […]
Many think of freedom as ‘Free from’; free from those who limit us; free from the rules that stop us having what we want. So […]
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 […]
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 […]
Many are burdened and unable to carry either the great image ‘success and happiness’, or the great sacrifice, ‘being busy’ that are demanded by our […]
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 […]
How did Jesus respond to abuse? It seems He responded with an honest statement of the truth, often in the form of a question. Take […]
How do I behave before a schemer who always seems to defeat me? When I focus on my adversary, wickedness surges up as I plan […]