More than you realise … It’s long, but you are going to love this. It’s a challenge, an encouragement and something of a call, all wrapped in a “God wants you to step up” gift-wrapper. Our starting point is one that draws on your deepest empathy. You read it, grimace, and then press on. But not today. The… Read More »
How we shrank him down, and how he walks back in Those who honour me I will honour. The text sounds simple until you sit with it and realise how much it is asking of you… In 1 Samuel 2:30 God speaks into a corrupt spiritual house. Eli’s sons are mishandling sacrifices, despising what is holy while still… Read More »
What if God is closer than your hesitation. Here’s a challenge – have you ever felt that brief nudge from the Spirit and then watched it fade as you hesitated? It’s easy to put the ear plugs in as Paul calls to the church in these difficult days; “Pursue love, and earnestly desire the spiritual gifts, especially that… Read More »
It’s not for the weird ones. It’s for you. It’s today. You’re here. Nothing’s missing, no steps skipped. If you want this day to carry more of God’s presence than usual, begin by simply thanking Him – really thanking Him. Bless Him. Praise Him. And while you’re at it, mumble some profound mysteries that should leave you stunned.… Read More »
Relearning to Follow Have you noticed how someone will binge watch the entire box set of The Last Of Us, but when you quote more than 2 verses of scripture they don’t have the attention span for it? It seems that we make room for whatever we already like – caught in the web of our own life-choice… Read More »
Truth just walked in, and it’s not taking questions. I once asked Arnold Bell, on a ministry flight to the NFI training centre in Goa, India, what doctrine he valued most. “Scripture,” he said, without hesitation. “Because everything else flows from it.” He wasn’t making a theological point. He was laying out a conviction. If you lose the… Read More »