The odd fear of being seen as God sees us Something made me wonder, as I began to write the bio a Christian publication had asked for. “Writer, communicator, and… something else?” “God’s favourite?” It’s strange how quickly a simple task can turn inward. There’s an odd feeling that creeps in when someone asks you to write a… Read More »
Your pause isn’t the end… God is about to do something unprecedented in the Church and in the heart of the nation… Those three dots. Pitch, pace, pause – pounce! Have you ever had a moment where everything hangs on one breath? Genesis 3:22 gives us the first biblical example of ellipsis (…) Then the Lord God said,… Read More »
This changes everything … Years ago whilst leading a church in London I was given a financial sign-writing gift to put ‘a bible text’ above the platform at the front of the church. The mind raced. I was planning on preaching from Hebrews and settled with a fantastic verse that became a focus to everything we did trying… Read More »
When tired isn’t the same as called. After being with your local church for years, have you ever sat there at times and felt unsettled, not because on surface level anything is wrong, but because you just felt weary or tired? John 15 brings a great nudge for that weariness. You may know it well, it’s the one… Read More »
Recovered from the archive by request! I deleted this because basically it was sent to my free subscibers’s to let them know there would be a pause whilst I think what to do next… Ooh, did you like that? You wait for ages, and then four f’s arrive like a fleet of London buses all at the same… Read More »
You move before the oil does. Most people, usually me, don’t like asking for help. We’d rather struggle in silence than admit we’re struggling or stuck. God, in His great wisdom and mercy, sometimes lets us get to that position just to teach us how to ask for His help. There’s a widow in 2 Kings 4 with… Read More »