The Old Testament prophets had a tough gig. There were the occasions when they could reassure the people of God that they would win the battle they were about to fight. As mouthpieces for God they were primarily there to share the heart of God on the matter and that ultimately looked at getting people […]
Read More An Emerging Voice For JusticeI sometimes wonder why He keeps them. He’s beaten death, He’s defeated the grave, the final opposition to life and the Kingdom has been vanquished in the death, burial and resurrection. He is triumphant over all His foes. He is now the hope of the world and those who believe in Him can live eternally. […]
Read More Scarred As A Reminder That You Are VictoriousHe had been such a good friend. I remember talking to him about almost anything. I enjoyed it because he used to make me laugh even if we were talking about something serious. I looked up to him as a big brother and really appreciated the time he took for me. There were times when […]
Read More It’s Not ForeverWhen I’m at my lowest low, no one picks me up like Jesus. He rescues me from the state of despair that often paralyses any effort to be a functioning member of society. In my darkest hour the light of His way enables me to see the way out and that not even the darkness […]
Read More Joy Of Your SalvationWhen I was a lot younger, I used to hear a lot that to be a hypocrite was one of the worst things ever to be called. Let’s be clear. By hypocrite the thinking is usually of someone who presents one face and then in another setting presents a different face, maybe the opposite. So […]
Read More HypocriteIt must have been something for Mary to have had the amazing and largely unconventional visit from Gabriel. The next recorded incident in the narrative makes me chuckle. Can you imagine it. Lizzie just hears her cousin go “Hello Elizabeth!” and literally something drops in her Spirit and she’s up and at the races talking […]
Read More The Comfort Of A Word Of ConfirmationIt’s a delight to post this blog at this time. Many years ago my Mum was a big fan of my work. She would notice how many different ideas I would make a note of and encourage me to keep these. She saw me take part in school plays and encouraged me to keep it […]
Read More My Mum: Because She’s A Big Fan Of My WorkAbraham, Jacob, Gideon and Mary. Not names you would usually associate together but they have something in common. They had a divine encounters that allowed them to find out who God called them to be. Sometimes it came through a name change. Sometimes it came from an angel, yet in each case the person in […]
Read More When God Tells You Who You AreStability. People like stability. It’s not that we don’t like change – honest. Some change we welcome with open arms. Yet as long as there’s stability it makes things alright. What is offered with Jesus ruling from the throne forever is not just stability – it is something that expresses itself in full righteousness. It […]
Read More It Will Never End (Part Two)He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end.” (Luke 1:32-33) There are times where a simple statement will have me transfixed. This is one […]
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