‘So let us keep focused on that goal, those of us who want everything God has for us’ Phil.3:15 TM. During a recent pastoral visit our minister, Ross, mentioned a book which had been recommended to him bearing the title “Stolen Focus”. Written by a journalist...
‘When Jesus saw the crowds, he had compassion on them’ Mt.9:36 CEB, (TM says ‘his heart broke’, GN says ‘his heart was filled with pity’) The image of Jesus as the Compassionate One is scorched on the pages of the Four Gospels; when looking on the crowd, or Jerusalem,...
‘He is before all things, and in him all things hold together’ Col.1:1 One of the hardest lessons anyone can face is to be told they are dispensable, “We are sorry, but we don’t require your services anymore”. You become redundant, retrenched, and find yourself in the...
‘Bring the best robe and put it on him’ Luke 15:22 Parents are filled with pride and joy when they are invited to a robing ceremony marking the graduation of their son or daughter. It is a moment of recognition and reward for an achievement and a very proud moment for...
You formed me inside my mother’s womb. Body and soul I am marvelously made. You know me inside and out. Ps.139. Some might say it is presumptuous, even arrogant, to think that one article can define this path. I would agree. There are numerous volumes available from...
Ps.42:1 (MSG) I want to drink God, deep drafts of God. Phi.3:13 (MSG) I’ve got my eye on the goal….I’m off and running, and I’m not turning back. Two men from a different age, who experienced the contradictory, consuming power of desire. David had a desperate thirst...
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