the waiting country

He was a deserter; a failure. And the cause of a sharp disagreement between two Christian workers, one of them his uncle. So sharp in fact t...

He may not be everyone’s cup of tea, even in Yorkshire, but this poem by Ted Hughes has great power and beauty. From the collection, The Haw...

Jesus’ words in John 8:31,32 seem to speak of a knowing via the pathway of faith and obedience : If you hold to my teaching, you are re...

Justification Latest issue of Credo magazine now online.

Moses saw a bush ablaze, yet not consumed. The ground where he stood was holy, because the living God was present in his burning majesty. An...

The Surprising Discovery About Those Colonialist, Proselytizing Missionaries: They didn'€™t set out to change history. But one modern sc...

These words by Steven Covey (HT:  Matt Perman ) are very challenging when applied to church culture: A low-trust culture is filled with bu...

Seven Standards for Good [Preaching] What is good writing? This book isn’€™t very good. That one is. But what is this ‘good’€? Some might ...

If I say, 'I heard someone preaching recently who….' , promise me you won’t try to guess who it was. Just relax; it wasn’t you - ok?...

Today would have been Dad’s 94th birthday. He passed away shortly before his 86th. And from my window I’m looking at trees that are bare of...

Genesis 29:31-35  records the birth and naming of Jacob’s first four sons by Leah. Interestingly, it is she who names the children, not Jaco...

16 Resolutions for Preachers in 2014. | Scribblepreach Some helpful stuff in here for preachers to chew over.

In Lk. 20:45ff, Jesus “does not challenge the scribes for their misreading of scripture but for their behaviour. Behaviour, not bad exegesis...

"true doctrine eliminates arrogance through reflection, because right teaching attacks arrogance in the teacher’s heart. It ensures tha...

"I do not think that an emphasis on grace leads to a soft ministry on sin and the severe demands of the law. Actually, it seems to me t...

When God acts on Day 4 to create the sun and moon to separate day from night, the stated purpose is very anthropocentric, very Israel-centri...

The Bible begins with darkness - a darkness that was over the surface of the deep. As the Bible draws to a close, a future is promised where...

still praying for it. David Murray links to this post by Mike Leake and says he would add to it, ‘Send Holy Spirit-led revival’ but then ad...

Terrific quote from Jack Miller to end one year/begin another in ministry: “One thing that can be hard for a minister is just the enduring...

A Bonhoeffer Advent Reflection: “Nazareth” So why does Matthew say they said he would be a Nazarene? HT: Mike Bird