One moment we are helping vulnerable people who find themselves fleeing the effects of violence and oppression. The next moment we enact decisions that will bring about more violence and oppression. One moment the sight of those dying of malnutrition galvanises us to supply whatever we can to improve their situation. The next moment we […]
Read More No Wonder We Need So Much HelpI agree, it’s not always easy or straightforward understanding the will of God. There are parts of the Bible and parts of life that require us to be careful how we proceed. Wisdom is particularly important in these circumstances, so that we make the right decision to go in the right direction. What makes me […]
Read More Helping God OutThis human experience is filled with ups and downs. People have such pleasant sides to them. Lovely smiles, warm welcomes, gestures of concern and interest, suitable arrangements and services if there’s a problem. It can look so well. Look what happens when there’s a massive disaster, consider the overflow of generosity in seeking to help. […]
Read More Why We Need His LoveRecently I came across this interview with Dr. Martyn Lloyd Jones. I have heard of him, but don’t know all that much about him. I sat to watch this video and mused on how many similarities there are between the issues he challenges at the time of the interview – over 40 years ago – […]
Read More MLJ On The Problem With Modern ManThis is another blog entry thanking God for grace. For if it were not for grace there would be little to do to deal with the depth of our depravity. No this is not an advert for Calvinism, but it is a suggestion that for the beautiful things we humans produce on the earth in […]
Read More How Deep Is It?Introduction: Reading A Book Not long ago I mentioned how I’d virtually been on a reading fast. I had literally not read a book for months. Now for me that is a big deal. Before my love of music comes reading. Before my love of writing comes reading. Before my love of football comes reading. […]
Read More Redemption and ChoiceBack in 1976 two brilliant things took place. The first is by far the most important to me. Rowland and Gail Dryden who had recently become man and wife bore their first child together. Ruth Dryden is my sister and is one year older than me, but for all the world she might as well […]
Read More Power Plays While The Powerless PraysProbably the best job I ever had was working for the North Staffs YMCA. If ever there was a job that proved that there’s more to life than getting loads of money it was that one. I came across, served and worked alongside a number of people young and old who for one reason or […]
Read More What To Do With PovertyMy friend sent me an email to consider recently and the challenge within was so good I knew I couldn’t keep it to just an email response. So with his consent I’m sharing my thoughts on the matter on this platform. The email offered the following quote and asked me how much do I agree […]
Read More How Champs Are MadeRavi expounds on a subject that appears to be less and less relevant to people both outside of Christian circles and frighteningly within it. I don’t think it’s too much to say that a bit like the devil’s best tactic is getting people to believe he doesn’t exist is to get people confused or not […]
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