Psalms of David Psalms are songs. They are written as worship, for when man encounters God and God encounters man; they work both ways. But they are not only songs, but also stories. Stories of people's delight in God and also of their struggles in a world where there seems to be no justice. The …
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Hope, riches, power and glory—Ephesians 1:16-23
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. The letter to the Ephesians is …
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Jesus gives away power Lent 2023 Power is not ours to keep, nor ours to wield over people. As Christians, our job is to follow the example of Jesus Christ in not holding on to power but giving it away. On Fridays this Lent, I shall be looking at the example of Jesus both in …
Temptations part 1
Jesus gives away power Lent 2023 Power is not ours to keep, nor ours to wield over people. As Christians, our job is to follow the example of Jesus Christ in not holding on to power but giving it away. On Fridays this Lent, I shall be looking at the example of Jesus both in …
Jesus brings restoration
Jesus brings restoration Matthew 9:18–26 The authority of Jesus While he was saying these things to them, behold, a ruler came in and knelt before him, saying, “My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her, and she will live.” And Jesus rose and followed him, with his disciples. And behold, …
Peace in a city
Healing two possessed men Matthew 8:28–34 The authority of Jesus And when he came to the other side, to the country of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men met him, coming out of the tombs, so fierce that no one could pass that way. And behold, they cried out, “What have you to do with us, …
Even foreigners? What really?
A centurion and his servant Matthew 8:5–13 The authority of Jesus When he entered Capernaum, a centurion came forward to him, appealing to him, “Lord, my servant is lying paralysed at home, suffering terribly.” And he said to him, “I will come and heal him.” But the centurion replied, “Lord, I am not worthy to …
Symbols of the Holy Spirit 3: Mighty wind
Symbols of the Holy Spirit 3: Mighty wind This blog has been published out of sequence because the landfall of Hurricane Dorian had occurred in the Bahamas previously that week Please pray for the people of the Bahamas and Florida and those in the hurricane’s path. You can donate to the appeal fund through the …
The Holy Spirit – Part 1
The Holy Spirit Part 1 - Power In some of the Psalms in my Bible there is a word SELAH, it denotes that here is a space to think on the words, to meditate on them. In this blog I am asking the readers to go through what is being said slowly, and to pause …
Fire
Fire a poem for pentecost Fire falls, the promised power; its harbinger the sound of a hurricane. God's Holy Spirit has come upon the Church. Flames come to rest and frightened men are filled with confidence. God's Holy Spirit repairing shattered lives . The sound of the wind and the sound of many voices in …
Making an ass of myself 