AD33 was a phenomenal year, unequalled by any other year in history. In the first few months of that year((citing the Gregorian calendar here – if viewed by the Jewish Calendar it is even more breathtaking!!)) astonishing miracles happened; Ten men with the dreaded disease of the day are healed of leprosy, Lazarus is raised from the dead after… Read More »
Here’s a perplexing pebble problem; how far should you walk in your favourite, most-comfortable shoes or boots when you have a stone in them? It’s a good analogy for life. The answer of course is that you remove the stone, pebble or piece of grit straight away, but often we tolerate the smaller obstacle until a convenient time… Read More »
You are a work in progress! Character is our commitment to doing the right thing regardless of the personal cost. It’s been said that character is defined by what you do when you think no one is watching. Character involves the will to respond to values, principles and core values, rather than to the huge onslaught of appetites,… Read More »
There is a lot of interest in the subject of hearing God speaking today, and with good reason. Have you heard God speak? The Bible is clear throughout the narratives of the Old and New Testament that God is an approachable God who speaks. That is, He communicates to us in a language we understand. He communicates to… Read More »
If you do not pray, the chances are you are rarely going to be able to hear God, know His direction and guidance or experience His intimate comfort. It’s not an excuse. It is reasonable to say that no one finds prayer easy or even intuitive. The disciples, having observed Jesus at prayer come to him with the… Read More »
Just as you begin to think you have an understanding of God’s lavish and extravagant grace, you make a fresh discovery and are left stunned in wonder and amazement. It happens more and more with the passage of time. The more you understand, the more you wonder if you have even begun to grasp the basics about grace.… Read More »