Dreams. As with a lot of elements of spiritual living they can be dismissed wrongly, or exalted wrongly. Does God still speak through dreams? Yes. Does God want to make a big deal of how He speaks through dreams? No. The big deal is what He is saying in the dream and what of Him […]
Read More Dreaming About YouAnd Jesus said to them, “Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast. (Matthew 9:15) He is a love story. There’s the salvation bit. There’s the family reconciliation bit. All crucial parts to […]
Read More Jesus Is … The BridegroomYou should have already gathered that this season has been about discovering more about who Jesus is even if ever so briefly. Lately I have had plenty of opportunity to reflect on how that makes a difference to every day living. The Life Context Of course first let us talk about football. Watching the game […]
Read More Building Life Around JesusAnd I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. (Philippians 1:6) Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is […]
Read More Jesus Is … The Author And Finisher Of Our FaithJesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. (John 14:6) When speaking of the way, truth and life, taken separately we do not relate them to a person. The way is a journey or process. The truth is often regarded […]
Read More Jesus Is … The Way, The Truth and The LifeSongs say so much. But first, back to television. The BBC broadcast a BAFTA tribute to comedian Ronnie Barker some six years ago and in the run-up to the seasonal period where people would mention the Two Ronnies, they showed the tribute again. Hopefully you know how these deals go on. Lots of showbiz types […]
Read More My Friend, JesusNo longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you. (John 15:15) You may not feel comfortable approaching Him as Lord. It may not be that […]
Read More Jesus Is … A FriendMacbeth and Mike Tyson. What are the odds of reading a blog with both of these characters? Don’t go searching it would be a most thankless task. I watched the portrayal of Macbeth starring Patrick Stewart that was on BBC Four not that long ago. More4 also showed a film which was basically an extended […]
Read More The Truth vs. The TrueBut when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. (Galatians 4:4, 5) What is it to redeem? At birth you belong to your parents, without them you have […]
Read More Jesus Is … The RedeemerRecently I celebrated five years of blogging. In as much as I enjoy reading and writing, it takes certain things to get me to review what I’ve written. When it comes to the topic of freedom I was surprised to see how much I had written on the topic of freedom. Not too long from […]
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