So that you can be satisfied I read the Beatitudes recently. It’s easy to become over-familiar with them but they are Jesus’ Kingdom manifesto, and they are going to be with us forever. There’s a proverbs-like assertion in there that doesn’t land gently. It doesn’t warm you up. It doesn’t leave you with any ambiguity. Wriggle room. It’s… Read More »
Until it doesn’t. You must have heard it, seen it on television – or at least, read it; “We live in a world… governed by strength, governed by force, governed by power.” Deputy chief of staff, Stephen Miller speaking on behalf of the President of the United States of America. #Other comments are available. And looking at the… Read More »
Four words for you? Full. Radical. Sustained. Realignment. Those four words might sound like they belong on a Bethel conference poster. But they’re not marketing. They’re a mirror. Not a prophetic new-year agenda for 2026, but my own personal reckoning of what is always important for me as I watch my own heart. They name what’s needed –… Read More »
The reset button has been hit! I just wanted to say Happy New Year to you. There. Mission accomplished. Now seriously. If you’re reading this, you’re one of the valued readers who subscribed to First Edition. There are somewhere between one and two thousand subscribers on the site, and you’re one of them. If you didn’t skim that… Read More »
‘Now’ is the day of salvation … I’m not sure why it feels exciting, but as the New Year approaches it carries a quiet sense of ‘let’s get it over with, roll up our sleeves, take a deep breath, and get on with it.’ Every January, we reach for the same emotive ticker-tape. A new year. A new… Read More »
Joel saw the clouds. Acts heard the thunder. Have you ever wondered about Joel 2 and Acts 2; one speaks of dreams, visions and prophecy and the other is about tongues as the Holy Spirit is poured out on the gathered believers. Peter is straight off the sprint block like Hussain Bolt announcing “this is it!” This is… Read More »