The heatwaves have passed, and I can think again! During the hottest days my brain shut down, but it feels like it has defragged and started up again. There is an idea that has been at the back of my mind for a while, and my conclusion is we may be handling prophetic revelation with a map that… Read More »
Just one touch… It’s a well-known, quick story – you won’t fall asleep reading it. It’s the kind of story where there was this, there was that, and then it was all over. Perhaps the story before was more gripping, more exciting, but not if you were a leper. Matthew 8:1-5So, Jesus comes down the mountain. He’s just… Read More »
What a captive servant girl can teach you about Matthew 10:8 When Matthew 10:8 pops up on your Bible app, “heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons”, it’s easy to think, me? I’m not equipped for that, I could never be the one who does something like that. Leave it to someone else, that… Read More »
On keeping the gospel for yourself too There is a particular kind of exhaustion that comes from handing out something you’ve stopped receiving yourself. You know the symptoms. You’re talking about grace constantly. Explaining it. Defending it. Preaching it. And somewhere in the middle of all that explaining, imploring and encouragement, quietly, without anyone noticing, you stopped standing… Read More »
Why God is waiting for you to show up Three episodes into any decent BBC drama and you can feel it. Something is coming… The writers have been laying groundwork and the tension is building whether you noticed or not. The music is always a giveaway. First Samuel chapter 1 has that same drama. You’re not just reading… Read More »
Be who you are. Imposter syndrome can affect us all. Have you ever been handed something extraordinary and felt almost instantly, that you were the wrong person for it? Elisha knew it the moment Elijah’s cloak fell on his shoulders whilst digging up a field with his bovine friends. The prophets who watched the Jordan split, who stood… Read More »