Israel

The Centrality of Israel in Our Gentile Homes

One of the things that happens when we surrender to the Holy Spirit, in worshipful repentance, is that it upsets people, including people who hate Israel.

For Israel: When Jeremiah Met Hananiah

All is night that is here, in respect of ignorance and daily ensuing troubles, one always making way to another, as the ninth wave of the sea to the tenth; therefore sigh and long for the dawning of that morning, and the breaking of that day of the Coming of the Son of Man, whenContinue reading “For Israel: When Jeremiah Met Hananiah”

King David: Prophet & Singer of Psalms

Greetings All, This video went live last night if you’re interested. The Christopher Ash book we mention in this evening’s session is available here. Christopher will be joining us for the second session about Psalms next month.

Who Shall Dwell on Your Holy Hill?

Psalm 15 opens by David asking Yahweh who it would be who would get to live with Him forever. He asks with three (not two) locations in mind:

The Draft – A Conscription of Conscience

Into the Pray – Joy

Debut I was stood in a church worshipping last week when something happened that I have never seen before in more than 36 years of being in church.

Hewn Husband: “Come back!”

It’s impossible to journey through the book of Hosea in a casual way. You would never slip into your favourite flip flops to start an ascent of Arthur’s Seat and neither can we receive from this book what we’re meant to receive without the serious footwear of meditation and prayer. There are many lows inContinue reading “Hewn Husband: “Come back!””

Hosea 1- Acclimatising to the Mess (& the wonder)

In order to speak prophetically to a Nation and to achieve redemption and righteousness for them, God invades, exposes and demands the masculinity of Hosea’s ego, his social and spiritual reputation, his lineage, his peace, his joy, his sanity, his sexual satisfaction and purity and, most ultimately, the emotional bed of his heart.

Hosea: History, Style, Theology (Intro)

Letters on a Page Thinking/praying about the historical, theological and literary contexts of biblical passages is pretty darn important if your hope is to grow in love for God. How come? Well, have you ever thought why it is that God decided to make the primary medium of His Self-disclosure to us to be throughContinue reading “Hosea: History, Style, Theology (Intro)”

Be Born In Me

Happy Christmas, Everyone! Especially if your experience of life going into Christmas (*Festival of the Christ*) this year is one of ‘manger mess’ be encouraged by this supreme song. With love & blessings Nick & Mairi “Be Born In Me” Everything inside me cries for order, everything inside me wants to hide Is this shadowContinue reading “Be Born In Me”