we are fragile and we break easily — too easily. You’ve already probably encountered this – there are moments in life when the night feels long. The noise quietens down, the world turns its back, and we’re left with nothing but the sound of our own thoughts, and even WhatsApp has no new notifications. In that hollow silence,… Read More »
Just a reminder … “You will receive power…” (Acts 1:8) — that’s how Jesus framed it. Not a suggestion, not an optional high-speed 64GB RAM upgrade for the hyper-spiritual, but a promise — and a necessity. Power. Not of human origin, not mustered up through effort or intellect, but breathed into us by the Spirit of the living… Read More »
but may not be what you think … I was one of those who, as a young Christian, believed that once God gifted or called you—whether in the gifts of the Spirit or an anointing for ministry—you had it forever. Much like Samson, who sinned but still tore down the Philistine temple, I thought that if God had… Read More »
A life-style posture A good friend of mine was reading Mark’s gospel and became captivated by Chapter 5, having spotted three ‘kneelers’. They take a posture that always gets Jesus’ attention—they are the ones who get the most out of Jesus. They’re not timid and don’t come polished; it’s a posture they adopt willingly, not under duress. They… Read More »
Who’s laying the table? Here’s a brilliant bit of drama—it’s a short interlude in Jesus’ awesome God-come-to-save-us narrative in Luke’s Good News book, but it does take a fair few words to bring the best of it to your attention. Make yourself a nice hot drink and settle down for an eight minute read. Brace yourself; the scene… Read More »
Respond to the invite. The sun hung heavy in the sky that day, casting long shadows over a place called Golgotha. Three crosses stood against the horizon, silhouetted against the deepening sky. And on those crosses, three men gasped for breath, their bodies broken, their time running out. The man in the middle—he wasn’t like the others. They… Read More »