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 »
Paul meant what he said in 1 Corinthians 14 Paul doesn’t whisper it, he doesn’t suggest it as something worth considering when the mood strikes. He says pursue love, and, (don’t stop there – there’s more!) earnestly desire the spiritual gifts, especially that you may prophesy. Earnestly. Especially. Those are strong words from a pedantic apostle who chose… Read More »
Jesus. Nothing else. Full stop. Stephen Covey said something in his book, ‘The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People’ back in 1989 that it made a lasting impression on me, “Keep the main thing the main thing.” So much so, that 37 years later I still remember it! It’s good advice for a business and for a life… Read More »
Fasten your seat belt… Grab your coffee, put your cat or dog out and say to God, “Hineni – Here I am.” Here we go. Peter stands up in Acts 2 and does something bold and radical. He doesn’t try to explain away what’s happening around them; the noise and bewilderment, including the optics – seeing tongues of… Read More »
What If God Let You Know What He Knows? We don’t know what we don’t know, but have you ever thought about what it’s like to be God, who does? To know everything! Something occurred to me as I bantered with my friend Paul on Sunday. Open your bible app to 2 Kings 6:15-17 in the ESV. There’s… Read More »