Sometimes I think I really am quite brilliant. I have moments when I can just see and everything just seems so obvious. Perhaps it's a function of watching too much "Mentalist". The temptation to think that I'm Patrick Jane and that by having such a brilliant mind and extraordinary powers of perception I can just... Continue Reading →
Focused Genesis
“Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. He was priest of God Most High, and he blessed Abram, saying, ‘Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth. And praise be to God Most High, who delivered your enemies into your hand.’ Then Abram gave him a tenth of... Continue Reading →
Changed by my phone
I have had a bit of a break from blogging and Facebook because I think my phone has changed me. I don't mean I've been changed dramatically in the last few months but rather I think over years my phone has changed the way I view myself in relation to other people, and not in... Continue Reading →
Joy and Sadness
I was reading this morning about Paul's concern for some of the Christians in Thessalonica. What interested me was the apprehension that he felt about how they were doing, particularly whether yet were keeping going in the faith. “But Timothy has just now come to us from you and has brought good news about your... Continue Reading →
Union with Christ
Every so often I come across an idea, a doctrine, a piece of Christian thinking that I may know by name and may even have read a little bit about but have failed to substantially engage with in a meaningful way. Recently in a conversation a friend asked me what I thought about "Union with... Continue Reading →
The AA
Yesterday turned into a bit of an adventure as our car broke down on the way to an afternoon out in Brighton. Driving along the A27, thinking how nicely our rather faded but faithful old Zafira was running, the car started spluttering and coughing and an engine management light came on. We pulled in, I... Continue Reading →
Wayne Grudem
I may well be late to this particular phenomenon but this is a video song about a Systematic Theologian called Wayne Grudem. For those of us who have read his stuff his particular blend of extraordinary clear thinking and obvious heartfelt passion for Christ is compelling. But... I have never before heard of a song... Continue Reading →
Expectation
A couple of things this week got me thinking about how appropriate expectation is for people who profess to believe in an all powerful God. The first was last Sunday, we looked at Psalm 5, a great song from King David about praying and looking to God in times of trouble. I was really taken... Continue Reading →
Fringe
Reading through Job last night I had one of those moments where you come across a verse that you must have read before but it's never hit you in previous readings: Job 26v14 "And these are but the outer fringe of his works; how faint the whisper we hear of him! Who then can understand... Continue Reading →
Real Christianity
Each week I get an email from the Kairos Journal which has various articles on contemporary issues and articles drawn from older works. I was struck by one of the pieces this week because it touched on an issue that John MacArthur had been speaking on. (LINK) This is the piece from the Kairos Journal:... Continue Reading →
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