There is an extremely powerful force that, so far, science has not found a formal explanation to. It is a force that includes and governs all others, and is even behind any phenomenon operating in the universe and has not yet been identified by us. This universal force is LOVE.
We are a word driven society. What we say and do has instant impact to those around us.
The world is not simply there. Everything and everyone we see, we view through the lenses of our thoughts.
Jesus calls us to keep our eyes, ears and hearts open to all.
It is easy enough to take in good stuff; we come to church, we read our Bibles, we pray, we listen to fabulous sermons and even play Christian music … somehow over the hours that follow, the good stuff then gets changed as it passes through us.
A gift only becomes a gift when it is received ...
In his most vulnerable state, Solomon’s dream expressed his true nature (1 Kings 3:5-14).
We can live our life controlled by competition, abuse of power, coercion, unforgiving and taxing expectations, and self-centred gain, influenced by the fear of never being good enough, fast enough, canny enough, or worthwhile.
God’s call to humanity has been consistent since the genesis of time.
King David pursued the presence of God throughout his time as King.
Paul must have lifted the spirits of the Church of Ephesus with this letter!
Paul must have lifted the spirits of the Church of Ephesus with this letter!
Give God the first moments of your day. ‘Early will I seek you,’ Psalm 63:1.
Psalm 130 is also one of seven penitential psalms in the Bible.
Whether running a home or building a house, working at a factory or supporting a ministry there is one vital principal that is all-embracing, all our undertakings require a total dependence upon God.
Farming is a purposeful activity. A combination of watching and waiting, listening and learning, living with creation and responding in hope.
We often hear people bemoan that the Church is dying. Is it? Or is it looking differently to how it was? And is that okay?
I can remember speaking at an ecumenical conference some years ago and mentioning the Trinity. During the question time a Methodist minister commented ‘oh that’s the Sunday Methodist ministers have off and the service is left to the lay preachers.’
Life is a spiritual journey. Contemplative living is a way of responding to our everyday experiences by consciously attending to our relationships.
On this coming Sunday we celebrate the day of Pentecost. Our remembering of the time the Holy Spirit come upon the believers in Jerusalem, empowering them to become witnesses, to Judea, to Samaria, teaching others to know that the knowledge of the good news of Christ, of the kingdom of God, will be passed down through the generations.