I was sat in a bus heading into the City this week but not in any old seat; I was sat in a priority seat for those less able to stand than others. The bus had pulled up to a stop and a mother outside with a pram was struggling to see a free seatContinue reading “Priority Seating”
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Make Us Dream
What Jesus Would Say About Marriage if He Appeared on the BBC’s Question Time Panel
Why Bother Writing? The main purpose of this article is to empower Christians to be able to think about the philosophies of our modern culture that produce the anti-Christian atmosphere hanging over virtually every tabloid and headline. It is also to empower expression as to why the proposed (so-called) ‘redefinition of marriage’ is absolutely wrong. I would like this article…
Hitting Unsubscribe
The Bible tells us to ‘take captive every thought that sets itself up against the knowledge of God and make it obedient to Christ” (2 Cor.10:5) Do you ever look at your email inbox and ignore a whole bunch of emails because they’re not important to you – you can tell by looking at theContinue reading “Hitting Unsubscribe”
David’s Polydipsia
We all know that the more yellow the colour of our urine the more dehydrated we are and if our wee is clearer things inside our body are generally better.
Some thoughts on Jeremiah
Originally posted on Utumishi Blog:
Jeremiah has got a bit of a bad reputation – of being long (52 chapters), convoluted (not in chronological order) and depressing (‘Jeremiah’ in the dictionary is ‘a dismal prophet, a denouncer of the times’). But I’m really starting to get into Jeremiah, helped by Dale Ralph Davis’ great little…
Jesus and Marriage
I was asked to write a blog article recently for the wesbite of the church that I work for but unfortunately the subject I chose upset several people and resulted in attitudes and accusations toward me, amongst others, of being homophobic. The blog article is pasted underneath this one and has subsequently been taken downContinue reading “Jesus and Marriage”
When the Oceans Rise
Glorious Ruins, Bent Glory
I’m reading several books at the moment – this afternoon I’ll be with Dr R T Kendall but this morning I’m hanging out with Dr Dan Allender. I’m having a hard time not stopping, highlighting and tweeting his excellent work in Leading With A Limp Here’s a quote that’s worthy of a blog article allContinue reading “Glorious Ruins, Bent Glory”
Matthew Twenty Two: Two
The kingdom of heaven is like a King Who prepared a wedding banquet for his Son A bit later in this chapter of Matthew’s gospel, a Pharisee approaches Jesus to test Him, not love him. (v36) Try reading Matthew 22: 36-37 like this:
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