I have recently been reading Paul’s Second Letter to the Corinthians as part of my own private devotions. Although I have been both challenged and encouraged by different things within the text, one thing has stood out to me more clearly than any other. On this occasion Paul writes to...

Over the years I have spent many hours with Christians who, for reasons unknown, have believed that walking with God should make them immune from struggling or suffering. How should we then respond when things in our lives, whether family, health, occupation or relationships ‘go belly up’? In my experience,...

Sometimes I find myself somewhat concerned, as to how we view the amazing outpouring of the Holy Spirit recorded in Acts Chapter 2. There are times it can be retold, simply as a historical event which has little implication for us today. On other occasions, I hear people using the...

I want to share with you something that should thrill your heart from the brilliant American preacher and teacher A.W. Tozer. Tozer writes ‘An infinite God can give all of Himself to each of His children. He does not distribute Himself that each may have a part, but to each...

I was asked to email  a few words for ‘the front page for the bulletin’, by Wednesday instead of the more usual Friday last week. This of course gave me something of a dilemma. Because not even the pollsters are confident in predicting what Friday will hold; who will be...

Amidst the political jostling of the General Election campaign, one news item seemed to grab the attention of the world’s media this week. In the early hours of Wednesday morning, Indonesia executed eight prisoners convicted of drug smuggling. Pastors who spent time with the condemned up until they faced the...

It’s fantastic that this Sunday we are celebrating two baptisms. In the midst of the testimonies, celebratory worship and after service coffee and cakes, we will witness a profoundly visual demonstration of the life-changing power of the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. In his letter to the Romans, the...

I am sure that you, like me have been watching and listening to recent debates and discussions in the run up to the General Election. As politicians of all persuasions seek to win our vote, many are asking how they should vote as Christians. It is of course a question...

Between his resurrection and ascension, the Lord Jesus appeared on eleven occasions and was seen by over five hundred people. However, one of these appearances always seems to stir my heart more than any other. Having been absent when Jesus appeared to the other disciples, Thomas stated that ‘unless I...

As you may have gathered, I have been recently reflecting upon the words of some classic Easter Hymns. In 1739, the brilliant and prolific hymn writer, Charles Wesley published ‘Christ the Lord is risen today’, which was itself a reworking of a 14th Century Latin chant. So in an age...