MTP31 – A Virtuous Wife

Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised. (Proverbs 31:30) This particular chapter in Proverbs is lauded for what has been known as the portrait of the virtuous woman, but really it’s about the virtuous wife and the difference is crucial. With this portrait we […]

I Need You Now – Smokie Norful

So still on the relationship trip that we’ve been on for a few days now and there’s something marvellous about the relationship we develop with God that moves us beyond piety and pretence to desperation and admitted nakedness. It’s easy to put on masks for the public but in prayer to develop a knowing of […]

MTP30 – No Additives

Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. Do not add to his words, lest he rebuke you and you be found a liar. (Proverbs 30:5-6) Food and drink today are not what they used to be. I cannot imagine people of my grandparents’ generation being […]

Cover Me – 21:03

So following the relationship deal, there is something very important about following Jesus and that’s recognising that we cannot make it on our own. Not only do we need others in physical and practical terms, it is reassuring to know that when you cannot do much you can still pray. When I say pray, I’m […]

MTP29 God’s Word To See Where You’re Going

Where there is no prophetic vision the people cast off restraint, but blessed is he who keeps the law.. (Proverbs 29:18) Now other versions of this verse read in various ways so understandably you get some varying versions, but there is a similarity between the earlier and the latter part of this verse. That is […]

Relationship – Nancey Jackson

We can overcook it with the relationships, especially with that mysterious statement that Christianity isn’t a religion it’s a relationship. There is, however, much to be said about the importance about relating to people and relating to God. He is there to be related to, worship of Him is not like that of a false […]

MTP28 Confess and Forsake – Repent and Believe

Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy. (Proverbs 28:13) Where my understanding is of this Christian journey is that it’s not what it was cracked up to be. There is this super-pious image of the super-Christian with a quote for everything but more of a […]

MTP27 – Staying Close To Excel

Do not forsake your friend and your father’s friend, and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity. Better is a neighbour who is near than a brother who is far away. (Proverbs 27:10) Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17) One of the entries I’m looking […]

Nothing Beats Marriage

I was walking home one evening recently and as I was walking home I knew I needed to go get some little groceries to tide us over as a family for a little while longer. As I made me way to the place it occurred to me that nothing beats marriage. Now this is not […]

MTP26 Stop The Whispering To Stop The Fires

For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases. (Proverbs 26:20) The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body. (Proverbs 26:22) So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things. How great […]