“Look,” he said, “I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.” Acts 7:56 When I think about all the things I could see, I am arrested by what Stephen saw. The Bible is full of different stories and personalities. It is centred on God and how He […]
Read More Say What You See: Jesus GlorifiedThe word of the Lord came to me: “What do you see, Jeremiah?” “I see the branch of an almond tree,” I replied. The Lord said to me, “You have seen correctly, for I am watching to see that my word is fulfilled.” Jeremiah 1:11-12 “Look,” he said, “I see heaven open and the Son […]
Read More Say What You See: An IntroductionI appreciate there must be a reason for living. While I’m looking for that reason in each issue, I am also realising that God wants us to grow in wisdom day by day. It’s good getting the information, because it helps avoid seeing things as wasted. Even in mistakes and disappointments, there is space to […]
Read More Gaining Wisdom Day By DayThe scenario in 2 Kings 7 is so intriguing. The city is under siege by the Arameans. They have successfully strangled the city. Nothing gets in, nothing gets out. Food supplies have got so desperate that people are resorting to inhumane extremes to stay alive. The situation is grim, all hope is ebbing away as […]
Read More When You Might As WellThis will probably be one of a series of blogs on the importance of friendships in shaping character, perspectives and the like. The whole thing came about following a conversation I had with someone I know. He is certainly a brother in Christ, but h:-) e is not someone I would class as a close […]
Read More Friendship: How It Influences GrowthBeing raised in a denomination heavily influenced how I saw church. It came as a huge shock to the system to discover that some of those views of church, were wrong. At best they were misguided, at worst they were dangerously arrogant, divisive and sectarian. Getting a peek at the effects of some of those […]
Read More What About The True Church?A group of us are making our way through the books of Kings. At present we’re looking at 2 Kings 3. I’m a big fan of prophets because of their tendency to be against the grain. What I find interesting is how Elisha is described: And Jehoshaphat said, “Is there no prophet of the Lord […]
Read More Pouring Water On The HandsI appreciate that reading the Bible is not about slavishly following everything said there. I know the church I read about in the New Testament is not to be seen as perfection. If it was, there would be no need for the apostolic letters. It still baffles me, however, that clear indications of how church […]
Read More Reading And Seeing The GapsThey can sound so convincing. We live in a day and age when we want to hear things that are life affirming. We want to hear we can do it. We want to hear those words that let us soar and believe we are capable of great things. We can then feel a lot of […]
Read More Listening To The Wrong VoicesThe defiance in the statement ‘only God can judge me’ is to shut me up if I ever think it’s my place to point out what’s wrong with another person. That defiance says it matters not what my opinion is. The defiance says my voice is not valued if I dare be in any critical of […]
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