We are “endurance and patience with great joy” people
There are many wonderful prayers in the Bible, but one of my favourites has to be Paul’s prayer in Colossians 1:9-12. As …
Uncertainty, Faith and First Importance
My family and I have been living through a somewhat extended time of fairly significant uncertainty. The details are unimportant, but they …
The grace that keeps us going
Last Saturday night the clocks went back – which in many people’s worlds is an opportunity for an extra hour in bed. …
Tripp on grace amidst the struggle
After a typically honest passage about the struggle in our hearts with sin, Paul Tripp encourages us with a wonderful summary of …
New Year – Bible Reading Tips and Tools
Happy New Year! Perhaps 2013 will be a year when I manage a few more posts on this blog. But far more …
Delighting in the Trinity
At Farnham Baptist Church we’ve just completed a short evening sermon series reflecting on the amazing nature of our Trinitarian God. I …
Religious Repentance v. Gospel Repentance
Our local mission team are currently working through Tim Keller’s excellent “Gospel in Life” course. Here is some classic Keller insight on …
The Prodigal
“How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God!” (1 John 3:1) …
Christ is Risen! The hope which keeps us going.
It is somehow strangely fitting that on Easter Sunday I should hear of the death of Mark Ashton (yesterday). Mark was the …
A book on the go…
Whiter than snow. (that all rhymes – how lovely!) This is a refreshing little series of meditations on Psalm 51. They will …