the waiting country

As we pray, we hope to do so regularly and consistently. That is our aim and our desire. But, for many reasons, we struggle. It might be a m...

It's one of the saddest things that could ever be said to the Lord: "I knew that you are a hard man..." (Mt. 25:24) It's ...

"Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing ever...

It seems that, often, one of the strongest impulses in many Christians is to shy away from affirming the effectiveness of the Lord's wor...

It's hard to acknowledge but sometimes, just sometimes, the Bible seems to be needlessly repetitive. We've come to expect it from pr...

We who formerly delighted in fornication now embrace chastity alone; we who formely used magic arts dedicate ourselves to the good and unbeg...

In the heat of battling for the Galatians' hearts and minds, the apostle Paul writes of his overriding aim: that Christ might be formed ...

The 'ground' of 2021 still lies mostly fresh before us, untrodden and, in large measure, unseen. Some steps that we will take are kn...

I was sat wondering: what did the churches in Revelation get wrong? Why were they on the verge of dying? So much of the talk about dying chu...

(Brief notes for prayer meeting 5/1/21) Read Proverbs 4, then focus on verse 23: "Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you ...

"Between every stimuli and response there is a space; silence and solitude creates a sacred space, an elongated space; this space gives...

The Bible begins with darkness - a darkness that was over the surface of the deep. And everything, within that darkness, was formless and em...

In no particular order (and doubtless there shall be more...) The Theology of Jeremiah: The Book, the Man, the Message A World Without Email...

At times during this year, you may have felt the Lord drawing your heart towards him, in love and longing. In the fires of suffering and in ...

(Sermon preached on Sunday 27th December 2020. Text: Exodus 3:1-10) The child in the manger, surrounded by loving parents and adoring Shephe...

Christmas Day! Here at last. After all the suffering of this year, all the pain and confusion, we can today remember that the Word was made ...

Mary's song, the Magnificat (Luke 1:46-55), extols the virtues of the God of reversals, who "brings down rulers from their thrones...

I had been like a gentle lamb led to the slaughter. (Jeremiah 11:19) If the highest goal of virtue is the betterment of the most people, gen...

1. I know a lot of fancy words. I tear them from my heart and my tongue. Then I pray. 2. Lord God, mercy is in your hands, pour me a little....

Psalm 44 expresses deep agony. The nation is in turmoil and, seemingly, a sitting duck for its enemies. They not only feel weak, they are ...