Not just the message. The mandate. Grab a coffee and sit virtually with me for five minutes and look at this verse that has just stopped me hurtling through my five chapters a day regime. “I have not spoken on my own authority, but the Father who sent me has himself given me a commandment – what to… Read More »
We’ve got 1,440 minutes in a day. “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly.” Pause for a brief moment (not too long), and let that sink in. Squint at the last word. Richly. Not sparsely. Not occasionally. Not just enough to keep your head above water. Richly. Like rain soaking into parched earth. Slowly seeping in,… Read More »
Helping you find hope in hard times I once travelled across the Sinai desert and as my camel veered into a wadi sheltered from the wind the silence hit me, surreal and total. I could hear the noise of my thumb and forefinger as I rubbed them together, clearly! There was no chance of a snake sneaking up… Read More »
Returning to the stronghold that unlocks tomorrow Unless you are guarding your heart it can be very easy to become fluent in disappointment. It doesn’t take long or much to trigger it. One or two setbacks, a few prayers unanswered in the way we expected or when we wanted, and suddenly we’ve built a whole theology around what… Read More »
Breakfast with a second chance. You’re invited. Have you ever had regret so intense it shook you down to the core? Despite my obvious godliness, sensitivity and gentle spirit, I have. Flicking on the bible app to that ‘awful’ night, Peter had. He knew that regret. Not just like the flickering flame that warmed his hands in that… Read More »
Remember what He has done… What’s the big text that has stayed with you over the years? For me, 1 Samuel 21:1–9 is a big one; I preached on it 20 years ago. In life we learn to take what God gives, remember what He’s done, and keep walking under orders from the King. I’m going to have… Read More »