Gossip – Going Against The Flow

(Please check this week’s Prayer Points) Some sins are blatantly horrific and disgusting to the eye – murder, sexual sins, stuff like that. Easy to hear them and be revolted by them and subsequently revile those who commit such atrocities. Not long ago I was talking about character assassination in line with why people kill […]

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Prayer Points (WE-110108)

Introduction Friday evenings. Back when I was growing up (not that I’ve stopped, you understand) at home with my siblings and parents (in reverse order, obviously), this evening was significant. TV would be turned off. The football magazines or comics would have to be put away. Before sun-set any necessary house chores were quickly completed. […]

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DMCD Songs: Draw Me Nearer

I came across the Commissioned song quite a few years ago and have loved it ever since.  Taking a classic hymn and turning it into a heartfelt ballad to God to be drawn nearer – that’s what it’s got to be about right – drawn closer to Christ, knowing Him in His suffering, knowing Him […]

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Plugging Into Corporate Prayer

You ask God for something and He gives it to you, but you don’t recognise it because it didn’t come as you were expecting it and you often only notice in retrospect. So get this. It’s a Wednesday evening, I’m on my way home from work. On the train I’m so mentally exhausted that I […]

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Craving For Christian Community

As you know, you don’t have to be a pregnant woman to have cravings. It can be a day when you’ve been busy for a period of time and there is a lingering desire in the taste-buds for something familiar, or something particular whether familiar or not. You might remember back in the day Sprite […]

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