What if the miracle started before you noticed it I can’t speak for you but I think we generally tend to think God shows up when we finally notice him. The story of Moses says God was there long before that. Moses spent forty years in the wilderness doing the same gruelling, mind-numbing work; Watching sheep, walking the… Read More »
Some treasure you have to go back for. It’s Sunday morning and my friend is preaching about the Kingdom of God, and as I sat there chewing on my church sweets, something dawned on me. “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he… Read More »
What a captive servant girl can teach you about Matthew 10:8 When Matthew 10:8 pops up on your Bible app, “heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons”, it’s easy to think, me? I’m not equipped for that, I could never be the one who does something like that. Leave it to someone else, that… Read More »
On keeping the gospel for yourself too There is a particular kind of exhaustion that comes from handing out something you’ve stopped receiving yourself. You know the symptoms. You’re talking about grace constantly. Explaining it. Defending it. Preaching it. And somewhere in the middle of all that explaining, imploring and encouragement, quietly, without anyone noticing, you stopped standing… Read More »
Why God is waiting for you to show up Three episodes into any decent BBC drama and you can feel it. Something is coming… The writers have been laying groundwork and the tension is building whether you noticed or not. The music is always a giveaway. First Samuel chapter 1 has that same drama. You’re not just reading… Read More »
Paul meant what he said in 1 Corinthians 14 Paul doesn’t whisper it, he doesn’t suggest it as something worth considering when the mood strikes. He says pursue love, and, (don’t stop there – there’s more!) earnestly desire the spiritual gifts, especially that you may prophesy. Earnestly. Especially. Those are strong words from a pedantic apostle who chose… Read More »