We ended last time by realising that when Jesus died on the cross, something far greater than the disciples could imagine had been planned all the time. The grief and despair the disciples felt, turned to joy and victory when… Read More »Suffering well – because we must
Do you ever ask yourself: is it all going to be ok? As you look at the world around us: is it all going to be ok? Perhaps it’s the endless list of crises on the news that concern you:… Read More »Reflections On the Servant Songs in Isaiah
As education in the UK becomes increasingly secularised, and the agendas and ideologies being pushed upon young minds become increasingly at odds with Biblical teaching, there are growing conversations amongst Christians about what the best setting is to educate our… Read More »Is There A Biblical Way To Educate Your Children?
Before I had even reached my sixtieth birthday, I started to think that I was getting old, that very soon I would be able to apply for an ‘Older Person’s Bus Pass’ for free bus travel! But as I still… Read More »Reflections on Later Life
What is one-to-one discipleship? What we are talking about here has a variety of different names – one-to-one’s, mentoring, discipling relationships. Some of the names can seem more intimidating than others. But essentially one-to-one discipleship is a wonderful way for… Read More »The Value of Christian One to One Discipleship
Here are 10 quick suggestions, accompanied by examples from 2nd Samuel. 1) Try and grasp the overall point of the book. The overall point of 2nd Samuel is that God is establishing an eternal kingdom through David. Even David’s grotesque… Read More »How Do we Interpret Old Testament Narrative?
I have a love-hate relationship with Christian books that major on the ‘How Tos’. Whilst I have appreciated and found value in some of them, I also find them quite draining at times and I could never quite put my… Read More »Our Endless Pursuit of the Victorious Looking Christian Life
What’s up with Leviticus? This was a response to a question posed while doing evangelism at my university campus when I was a student. The question was: If you could ask God one question, what would it be? The question… Read More »What’s Up With Leviticus? Understanding The Leviticus Sacrifices
Recently Amy wakes up feeling anxious, insecure and lacking joy. As she reaches for her phone and scrolls through the BBC website and her social media this only intensifies those feelings. Living on her own means she feels left out… Read More »Grasping The Privileges of Our Adoption
I’ve never really been into Proverbs. It’s a Bible book I’ve not spent much time in, and didn’t really have a desire to (shocked face emoji). Part of the issue was that I genuinely didn’t understand most of the verses… Read More »Appreciating The Wisdom of Proverbs