The other day I was running along a canal near to where I live in Bradford and I was praying as I started picking up speed. As I was running this particular day, a young chap with a bright ginger beard, a caring face and a full-length shell-suit caught my heightenedContinue reading “Ginger beards and shell-suits”
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No-one Like You God
In Exodus 15:11 the phenomenal prophet, Moses, says, “”Who among the gods is like you, O LORD ? Who is like you— majestic in holiness, awesome in glory, working wonders?” Today, often in the shadow of Islamic mosques, Jehovah’s Witness call-outs and the world’s obsession with political correctness, the prophetic accuracy ofContinue reading “No-one Like You God”
Nations Sing
Have you ever been in the fray of a concert or propping the bar up at a gig and, without warning, you have felt the hairs on the back of you neck stand tall? Something has happened in the music that has resonated with you deeply and that has caused a physiological response. Or itContinue reading “Nations Sing”
Christmas Cheers
Jesus riding into Jerusalem on a donkey, as though he needed a ride, was actually a beautiful moment in Scripture when prophecy about the Christ was fulfilled. Isn’t it interesting that the Christ, the Saviour should enter the city to the mass hysteria of the people, sat on the back of a donkey – a common working animal. Perhaps a horseContinue reading “Christmas Cheers”
John 17:26 – What Is This Love?
26I have made you known to them, and will continue to make you known in order that the love you have for me may be in them and that I myself may be in them.” Jesus’ words in this section of scripture should be met with a hushed silence as we listen in on HisContinue reading “John 17:26 – What Is This Love?”
Mount God – part 3
Gday, So, distractions….. I want to make this the last entry on Mount God becuase my intention is to encourage you to start ‘climbing’ in your walk with God with new intention, urgency and creativity and to leave you to explore the Holy Noth Face – in new ways! I am learning that God is continuallyContinue reading “Mount God – part 3”
Mount God – part 2
Heya Following on from where I left off earlier regarding Mount God… The Mountainside was a place that Jesus Himself often frequented as part of His commitment to a spiritually diciplined life-style. You only ever see Jesus with company on a mountain on the occasion when He took Peter, James and John and was transfigured beforeContinue reading “Mount God – part 2”
The Permission to Love – can we have a paradigm change?
Hey All Picture the scene, (actually try to imagine and feel it): It is AD 111 in Antioch and a man is facing the prospect of a horrifying death at the hands of Emperor Trajan (and his lions) for being a follower of Christ. You can hear almost silent mumblings that, as you draw nearer, can be deciphered as prayers, “OContinue reading “The Permission to Love – can we have a paradigm change?”
Mount God – part 1
In Ps.24:3, King David throws out the question, “Who may ascend the hill of the Lord, who may stand in that holy place…?”. Personally, I love the way that Peterson renders it in the Message, using the phrase Mount God instead of Holy Hill. The reason I love this is because I feel it better conjures anContinue reading “Mount God – part 1”
Inauguration
Dear Reader “With Him all things are possible” Ten months ago, the term “Blogging” meant about as much to me as complex world of mathematics, or the equally bizarre world of abstract art. It was the kind of thing that I would have heard about briefly in a commercial break, or possibly overheard being discussedContinue reading “Inauguration”
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