…with enhanced understanding. My friend Matt preached recently, and in his sermon he alluded to the text, “As far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us,” pointing to the great work of Christ. Those words stayed with me, pulling my thoughts forward until they landed on Romans 8:1. I… Read More »
and God’s grace still is sufficient. For the last 47 years as a Christian I’ve noticed something. Whenever people talk about what God is doing, the numbers are almost always neat and round. A thousand leaders being raised. A hundred churches being planted. Ten thousand missionaries being sent. They sound complete, perfect, inspiring. But life doesn’t usually work… Read More »
Creating Safe, Spirit-Led Spaces for Prophetic Ministry One Sunday morning, a few years ago, I approached the person who was hosting to ask for the microphone to share a prophetic word. I didn’t know what I was going to share but just knew that when the worship finished, I would have it. The worship finished, and in that… Read More »
Having a different spirit for a different kingdom. Matthew 24 is a challenge. There’s a lot going on in the passage – warnings, signs, the kind of language that makes you sit up – but buried in there is a challenge the church cannot afford to pass over. The challenge to be different, to read it, take it… Read More »
The invitation that rewrites your life. When everyday people encounter celebrities or people of great influence or power, the ensuing awkward conversation can be amusing! Whilst at school, I was asked to deliver some tents to point B in the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award scheme. The Land Rover was driven by HRH himself. The conversation? “Yes, Sir. No,… Read More »
An encouragement for Sunday morning… If you have been with me a while you will know I love the story of Jonah. Sometimes I wonder if there is a bit of Jonah in all of us, at least one or two of his characteristics, usually at an inconvenient or inappropriate moment. Perhaps you can relate to Jonah today,… Read More »