The Audacity of God (1)

21 Feb 2025

“Positive Audacity refers to a bold or daring quality that inspires admiration. It implies taking risks and showing courage in facing challenges.”   There is a tomato bush growing on the pavement in Logan Way, the one-way street behind the Howard Centre. I noticed it...

A RENEWING “REALISTIC AWARENESS”OF CHRIST – Rev Maurice Fearns

19 Feb 2024

Christ lives in me. The life you see me living is not “mine”. Galatians 2:20 TM I imagine we all have some degree of awareness. I choose ‘awareness’ rather than ‘experience’ because the latter has much more varied usage. Mary experienced meeting the gardener, but she...

CONSUMER AND CONTRIBUTOR – Rev Maurice Fearns

12 Feb 2024

I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of your wonderful deeds. Ps.9:1 NIV. Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever. 106:1 NIV. On your feet now-applaud God….He made us; we didn’t make him….Enter with the password:...

THE LOBSTER NET OF GUILT – Rev Maurice Fearns

5 Feb 2024

I decide to do good, but I don’t really do it; I decide not to do bad, but then I do it anyway’ Rom.7:20 TM Let’s not pretend, we are all caught in the guilt net. Getting in is easy, but we need help to get out. Sadly, some never do. The Bible is clear and simple ‘All...

AGONY, SILENCE, ECSTACY – Rev Maurice Fearns

30 Jan 2024

We live in a beautiful world, but suffering is a harsh reality every day. Whatever form pain strikes the human reaction ranges from resilience to acceptance, anger to resentment, fighting to hopelessness. The catastrophic destruction, senseless loss of life, mangled...

CHRISTMAS: EMBELLISHMENTS OR ESSENCE – Rev Maurice Fearns

11 Dec 2023

  Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you? 2 Cor. 13:5 We are among millions preparing to observe, or celebrate Christmas. How will it be done? With embellishments, or in essence? Let’s consult the dictionary. “Embellishment” is defined as ‘to improve or...