Happy New Year! I’m praying that love for God this year would blossom like never before in our lives personally and within the world-wide church as a whole. Have you ever thought about the extent of the beauty of the world-wide church based on the extent of her love for her Bridegroom, Jesus? How beautifulContinue reading “Ten Thousand Little Things”
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Football and the Warrior Instinct (via @desiringgod)
Having a Christmas break from the normal run-of-the-mill must also involve one from writing (for me). But this blog article below is an encouraging read if you love God and sport and especially if you have little sons to pass a whole bunch of things on to. I thought you might enjoy this:- http://www.desiringgod.org/blog/posts/football-and-the-warrior-instinct
Remembering Mandela – Truth and Reconciliation
Jesus puts accountability and dialogue at the epicentre of reconciliation.
Mercy Mercy
Occasionally I’ll hear a lyric in a song of worship that will make me wince. Brooke Fraser’s bridge section from Hosanna is a good example of this where she pens, “Heal my heart and make it clean…break my heart for what breaks Yours”. We sing, we follow suit, we play…but, really? Break my heart –Continue reading “Mercy Mercy”
John Piper responds to John MacArthur’s Strange Fire Conference
This Desiring God blog is worthy of being in reblogosphere territory. The wisdom and balanced but prophetically penetrating points from Piper are compelling. Happy reading! http://dsr.gd/1gRRuNC
God Almighty Built the Universe & All Its Planets
Watching the recent programmes from the BBC entitled Richard Hammond Builds a Planet/Universe has reminded me of the hopelessness of our attempts to reach or understand God without God himself leading the way.
Yearnings of O
Etched on the grand arch above where we worship together as a church family here at HTR are the following words from Psalm 96:- “O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness” Since arriving at Holy Trinity two months ago with my beautiful wife, Mairi, we have talked about these words together several times.Continue reading “Yearnings of O”
Grace Notes
During times of corporate or private worship, song-writing, prayer and even rehearsals, I’m always on the look-out for ‘grace notes’. I’m on the look out for them because they are keys for moments when it’s as if there is a special deposit of anointing available, His presence, for the purpose of the moment that isContinue reading “Grace Notes”
Taken In
One of the Bible’s highlights for me is Psalm 27 – it contains some the most beautiful verses anywhere in its pages. I’m thinking of sweeping, lyrical crescendos like verse 4, “One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all theContinue reading “Taken In”
Ron Burgundy and Baxter promo The Presence Project
If you missed the recent release of The Presence Project, here’s a taster…. Watch the real thing here
