As part of my daily routine I follow a set of prayer notes. I looked at the passage this morning and saw that it was a, thankfully, short one. I say thankfully because, I had a busy day planned and I was hoping to get done quickly! God, however, had something else in mind The […]
My reading this morning came from the book of Genesis chapter 1. As I read this familiar passage, I was totally awestruck by the creativity of God all coming from the sound of His voice. I was awestruck that this same God continues to speak into the world today. I was awestruck that this […]
It happened again to me this week. Somebody raised a “red rag to a bull” issue with me this week. It is something I have struggled with and fought with myself over the years and I do not know if you would say I have lost or, I have won the battle. The biggest […]
I wonder if you have ever had the experience of reading something that made you say “ouch!”. It happened to me just the other day. I read a piece written by John Climacus that made me say “ouch!”; When we draw water from a well, it can happen that we inadvertently also bring […]
Hope is the anchor of our souls. I know of no one who is not in need of hope – young or old, strong or weak, rich or poor. (James E. Faust) Okay, let me lay my cards on the table. I have not been feeling too well lately. One of the consequences is […]
I have just come back from the Fresh Streams Conference. This is one of the highlights of my year. I get a chance to meet up with friends and colleagues, great teaching and amazing worship. I went with a real sense of expectation that God would speak to me at some point, in some […]
Have you ever felt overwhelmed? I was listening to an item on the radio the other day. People were talking about their “to do lists”. There are many reasons why people keep them. For some, it acts as a target tracker, things they want to achieve. For some, it acts as a handy reminder a […]
Yesterday morning, long before anybody else arrived in Church, I let myself into the Church and spent a bit of time in thought and in prayer. During this time, I picked up my copy of the rule of Benedict (as you do) the rules of the Benedictine monks. It was the very first word […]
There was a headline in my newspaper today that caught my attention. It read; Blind mystic who foresaw 9/11 and Brexit predicts gloom for 2019 If I took this headline at face value (which I do not), 2019 looks as though there may be trouble ahead. I looked at the article in question and, to […]
Silently, how silently, […]