Just a few minutes ago I turned to my phone and received an alert from BBC News that Billy Graham has died today aged 99. Preacher to millions in massive football stadia. Counsellor of Presidents, Kings and Queens. It would not be too much to say that he single handedly averted the decline of the Christian Church in the West more than anyone else of his generation. But God also achieved amazing things through him in every continent of the... Read more
When Jesus tells us to follow him he doesn’t mean to subscribe to his updates on social media. ‘Follow’ has come to mean a click of a button that indicates a momentary interest in reading other things someone has written. The truth is we can’t really follow thousands of people. All too soon our social media feed becomes clogged with stuff we are simply not interested in. Jesus is calling for us to follow him in a much stronger... Read more
The challenge is for us to continue to be immersed in, satisfied by, surrounded by, empowered by, protected by, and infused with Jesus. Read more
There is a Voice that demands to be heard above the competing crowd. There is Someone who commands we listen to Him over everyone else. There is a Man who speaks with such authority, and yet such winsomeness that He compels our attention. There is a leader who never published a book, never held public office, never posted so much as a tweet, and yet His influence is greater than any other human. This Man lived and died 2000 years... Read more
Do you feel weary, weighed down by the drudgery and burdens of life? Read more
Jesus commands and expects his followers to fast from time to time. Yet fasting is not something that is widely discussed in the Church today. Read more
The first command of Jesus recorded in Mark’s gospel is ‘Repent and believe‘. These twin words are like two sides of the same coin. Read more
At the beginning of this year, I have resolved to look more closely at the commands of Jesus. And to learn to obey them. Since Christians are meant to be followers of Jesus, it is remarkable that we don’t pay more attention to his actual words. In my recent post on establishing a foundation in your life, I addressed some words of Jesus which we are perhaps overfamiliar with: “Everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice... Read more
At this stage of the year I always like to review what has gone on in the past twelve months, and highlight some of my posts from the last year. Regular readers of my blog will be aware of the challenges I have faced on a personal level with regard to my sickness this year, so I won’t reiterate them here. As a result, however, I have posted so infrequently I will share all this years articles below. Many of... Read more
It is my habit at this point in the year to highlight my most popular posts of the past year. This is based on how many times these posts have been viewed throughout the year. It is a good reminder that what is new is not always what is best, since none of these posts were written this year! As such, it is a walk down memory lane, or a peek back in time. I know that many of these choices will... Read more
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