Omnipresence means anything is possible. Anywhere. As a young Christian, as soon as I got my head around the ‘omnis’ of God, I mused on them often, even getting excited to discover that not only was God omniscient, omnipresent and omnipotent with all that means, He is also immutable; unchanging. It’s a shame there isn’t an ‘omni’ that… Read More »
When prophets were Prophets … Snuggled between the prophecies of Habakkuk and Haggai — the two formidable H’s of the Old Testament prophets — you will find Mr Zephaniah. This is no quiet, forgettable figure. No, he strides onto history’s stage like a military thunder flash: one sharp detonation, and suddenly, every head snaps round in alarm. His… Read More »
I tremble with fear. Unusually for me, here’s a short one — my friend Justin, who can sit and read chapters of Harry Potter at a time, found it hard to concentrate on anything more than 500 words, which on average is what the posts are here. So I am reining it in with this post… we’ll see!… Read More »
I know no-one asked my opinion but.. There’s a kind of slow, almost unperceivable drift that happens in the Church, not with flags waving or heresy shouted from the pulpit, but with a quiet settling of the soul. It’s similar to the subtle way that icons or colours are changed incrementally and imperceptibly on our digital devices. We… Read More »
You can’t cook and eat it. The law said so. There are moments in the life of a prophetic person that feel more like survival than calling. Seasons where the fire of Mount Carmel feels like a distant echo and all that’s left is the dry, weary land of disappointment. The image here captures one such moment… in… Read More »
One digit that can change and transform your life Word on the street is that God is doing a new thing; apparently, there is what has been termed “a silent revival” underway, with people (mostly young men, it seems) coming spontaneously to church and becoming Christians. I think it’s true; I’ve heard it first-hand from a church plant… Read More »