the waiting country

In Mark 7 a man is brought to Jesus. He is deaf and cannot talk. That is a dreadful condition to be in, cutting him off from the ease and jo...

(Notes from a recent prayer meeting) I want to suggest that the past months haven’t only seen us facing challenges and difficulties but they...

If worship is the cultivation of who we are and what we are here for, mission has a lot to do with with how we get it done. When the mission...

In Genesis 19, Abraham is visited by the LORD (and a couple of angels). Over the meal that Abraham’s glad and godly hospitality provides for...

In Luke 24, Cleopas and his companion, making their way to Emmaus on the evening of Easter Sunday, are joined by the risen Lord Jesus, but t...

In Acts 3, a wonderful miracle has taken place: a lame beggar has been healed - not only can he now walk but he praises God; his soul has be...

For Christians and churches, seeing God open doors so that others can hear of and believe in Jesus is a longing that is deeply embedded in t...

What’s the problem Paul is so clearly wrestling with regarding the Corinthian church? Verse 8 puts it so powerfully in the biting irony: “Al...

"I call on the LORD in my distress, and he answers me.”  (Psalm 120:1) Psalms 120-134, the Psalms of Ascent, are a collection that were...

Grace - it's one of the most beautiful words in any language. Grace that means the price has been fully paid, that I am accepted by God,...

Where do we go from here? How do we go from here? What is expected of us - when we have looked into the abyss of human frailty and finitude...

Paul prays that they may be filled with the knowledge of the will of God, a knowledge that consists of wisdom and understanding of all kinds...

The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion. The LORD protects the simple; when I was brought low, he saved me. (Psalm...

(This talk was given to a group of ministers/elders and is an expanded version of a previous Joy in the Journey article) ****** What are the...

There is so much in the world that causes grief to all who know the Lord and long to see his reign of justice and joy in its fulness. Broken...

A loss of place and purpose can have devastating consequences for our mental health. Whether that’s through the sorrow of bereavement or the...

What are the things that give you joy? Where is that joy grounded? Those are important questions in the light of our present situation. So m...

Some times of praise and prayer are like a cloudburst - torrential - and if you're caught (up) in it, drenching. But other expressions a...

The opening words of the book of Ruth sound like a death knell: "In the days when the judges ruled...." . Days that are played out...

In his poem, Going for Water , Robert Frost relates how the discovery that "The well was dry beside the door" leads him and anot...