There is a green hill far away outside the city wall Where our dear Lord was crucified and died to save us all I was privileged to visit Jerusalem, and whilst there I did the touristy things, including visiting both of Jesus tombs, looked at the very last stone his foot touch before he went […]
God and Satan had one thought in common; Jesus had to die! This may seem to be a strange thing to say but on face value it carries much truth. Of course the rationale for this statement collides as different agenda are being declared. The Cross became the accumulation of all the planning and scheming […]
Recently a mate of mine sent me a text as we were ending a conversation about God and some stuff and he mentioned this; ‘it’s like Jesus you get for free, but Christ costs you everything.’ Let me start with some points of clarity. I am not suggesting here anything outside of grace, forgiveness from […]
43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbour and hate your enemy.’ 44 But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, Matthew 5:43-44 (NIV) Personally this verse is one of the hardest ones for me to wrestle with. Firstly, who is my neighbour? Is it literally 1 house either […]
“Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it. What […]
In the 6th Century a monk by the name of Dionysius Exiguus suggested that the calendar be reworked from the existing Roman model to a model based around the birth of Jesus Christ. 1500 years on and still the life, death, and Resurrection of Jesus comprise the pivotal period of history upon which everything else […]
“To err is human; to forgive, divine.” – Alexander Pope The week before I got married, my Dad and I had a stand-up fight. A proper all-guns-blazing fight that saw him throw me across a table, cutting my back open. It started because I told him to shut up. I told him to shut up because […]
So, in Hell: Part 1, we discussed how God wouldn’t send good people to hell because there are no good people. In Hell: Part 2, we discussed how God wouldn’t send anyone to hell because we choose it for ourselves. This week, we want to look at the solution to the problem that hell creates. […]
The Easter weekend is massive. It represents the crux of the Christian faith. It is a request to us to hit pause on our lives. Where we spend most of our time gazing forwards, Easter turns our vision back to the single focal point of history. A couple of millenia ago, on a hill outside of […]
Without the focus of work and the need to provide for the family the autumn of our lives can bring fresh challenges! For me, one of these was about making sure I was living and experiencing the abundant life Jesus was offering! I felt this new period in my life carried a responsibility not to […]
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