The prayers of Paul This is a series on the prayers of St Paul found in the letters attributed to him in the order he is believed to have written them. Letters to the same place or person will be treated together with the first letter to that destination. I am writing this at a …
Continue reading Holding out in a troubled world part 2 – 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17
Persecution is not something in the past, it is still with us. Open Doors reports that 5,898 Christians are known to have been murdered for their faith in the world last year (2020).
The prayers of Paul This is a series on the prayers of St Paul found in the letters attributed to him in one of the orders he is believed to have written them. Letters to the same place or person will be treated together with the first letter to that destination. My look at the …
Continue reading Persecution is a sign of God’s judgement – 2 Thessalonians 1:3-5
The prayers of Paul This is a series of the prayers of St Paul found in the letters attributed to him in one of the orders he is believed to have written them. Letters to the same place or person will be treated together with the first letter to that destination. The story behind the …
The prayers of Paul This is a series on the prayers of St Paul found in the letters attributed to him in one of the orders he is believed to have written them. Letters to the same place or person will be treated together with the first letter to that destination. When I was 16 …
The surprise of Jesus — part 5 40 blogs of Lent — day 26 I called the readings in Matthew Chapter 16 the surprise of Jesus. It is such a surprising chapter. It starts with Jesus refused to perform a sign of his power to the religious leaders of his religion straight after feeding 4000 …
Continue reading We are supposed to be surprising and radical — Matthew 16:24–28
I became a Christian in 1974 whilst at university. Only a few weeks later a fellow member of the Christian Union, a technician in the computer department, suggested I read a book called The Clock Strikes, which set about saying how the return of Christ would be very soon. Christ would take the Christians on …
Little things mean a lot Matthew 13:31–33 Parables: The King’s secrets, parables 3 & 4 40 Blogs of Lent: Day 31 31 He put another parable before them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field. 32 It is the smallest of …
No peace but a sword Matthew 10:34–39 The ambassadors of Jesus 40 Blogs of Lent: Day 9 34 Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. 35 For I have come to set a man against his father, and a …
God cares for his own Matthew 10:29–33 The ambassadors of Jesus 40 Blogs of Lent: Day 8 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not, therefore; you are of …
Making an ass of myself 