DMCD Songs: God Of Justice – Aaron Keyes

It’s all well and good enjoying a good spiritual time, but the drive of faith is to motivate us on the same mission as our Lord and Saviour and this song reminds us of that in a vivid lyrical call from the God of Justice. Good stuff from Mr. Keyes. For His Name’s Sake Shalom […]

MTP29 – Where Real Justice Comes From

Many seek an audience with a ruler, but it is from the LORD that one gets justice. (Proverbs 29:26) It is right and proper to acknowledge those over us and wisdom does not suggest we seek to take matters into our own hands for our own sense of justice which is often thinly disguised vengeance. Yet […]

MTP24 – Don’t Wish It On Your Worst Enemy

Do not gloat when your enemy falls; when they stumble, do not let your heart rejoice, or the LORD will see and disapprove and turn his wrath away from them. (Proverbs 24:17, 18) Jesus was not original when He said to love the enemy. This word of wisdom sees something crucial in not seeing pleasure in bad things happening to those […]

Prayer Points (WE-110319)

Last week’s PP’s focussed on personal issues, but I am not blind or deaf to a number of larger global issues which form some of the areas worth praying for this week. Japan I know people interested in trading in foreign exchanges and one of the economies that was struggling even before recent events was […]

Prayer Points (WE-110305)

Slightly later PP edition, but still on course with when the week ends in any case. There have been a number of national, international, personal and social issues this week that could be used for PP, but here are the ones that I’d like you to pray about. Looking After All In The Community Recently […]

MTP04 – Words From The Heart

Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life. Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you. (Proverbs 4:23, 24) The two sentiments are linked. We will have a tendency to speak what comes from the heart. However much we tend to cover it with […]

DMCD Book Review: I May Not Get There With You

There have been one or two blog posts especially in January that were inspired after reading sections of Michael Eric Dyson’s book I May Not Get There With You: The True Martin Luther King. A bit of personal context might help before getting into the review itself. When I was in my early teens I […]

Insights From Matthew: The Cost & Courage of Living By Kingdom Convictions

The fourteenth chapter of the gospel according to Matthew is dominated by the two main figures of the first half of Matthew John the Baptist and Jesus Christ. One thing that can definitely be said about both men is that they were willing to live by the courage of their convictions. John Pays The Ultimate […]

Insights From Matthew – Kingdom Actions and Reactions

Kingdom You cannot escape it in the book of Matthew. Chapter One has royal lineage in preparation of the King. Chapter Two has recognition of the birth of royalty. Chapter Three has John the Baptist preparing the way for the one who would rule over His people and a coronation ceremony of acceptance of the […]

Prayer Points (WE-110122)

It is coming to the close of another week and thanks for your prayers concerning last week’s points. Here are the ones for this week – keep on praying. Danny Flynn It is a year since I left my job as Christian Spiritual Development Worker (CSDW) at the North Staffordshire YMCA based in Stoke-on-Trent. I […]