My last two posts have been about spending time in the Word and prayer while ‘in my chair’. That is, in a focused devotional time.These are important times and a vital part of a relationship with God. But a relationship with God is not solely a matter of a short time with him, it needs to be something that carries through into the whole day. So I want to share three things that may help to take what we learn…
The next topic in this ‘mini-series’ is on spending time with God in the Word.Interestingly, I read this tweet this morning:“The Scriptures are absolutely key in the process by which the Spirit gives—and strengthens—the faith of Christians.”Without them we have no ‘anchor’ – nothing objective.Of course, all you really need is a Bible and somewhere quiet. And there have been times when that’s worked fine.But most of the time I need something that is structured, and that holds me accountable…
For the next two or three posts, I’m going to describe some of the ways I spend time ‘in my chair’. ‘In my chair’ is a response to our Pastor’s challenge of a couple of years ago “Where’s your chair?’ It’s simply where and how do I spend time alone with God.The most important thing is to discover what works for you. I’m sharing here what works for me – I hope you will find it useful! And if you’ve…
A close friend of mine was having a ‘wobble’.Too many Zoom meetings, colleagues getting stressed out and fractious, to say nothing of home life in general.Can certainly identify with this, after all we’re living in a situation that has challenged a lot of the ways we’ve being living our lives. All of a sudden, but with no end in sight. And no time to think it out, as we’ve get on with coping.Sometimes we’re ok, but then a few things…
A few thoughts from Psalm 8 – not an exhaustive exposition! 1 O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens.2 Out of the mouth of babies and infants, you have established strength because of your foes, to still the enemy and the avenger.3 When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place,4 what…
I was sat in my room at the end of my first year at university. And my life was falling apart.I had had to stay on beyond the end of term to do a couple of weeks training on workshop equipment. So most of my friends had gone home. I was DJ in the university discos (rare for a first year!) and radio station. But they had all fallen silent – so I no longer had an audience.I wasn’t even…
“For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth … and in him all things hold together”(Colossians 1:16-17)We say God is Sovereign. Most Christians will affirm that. But what does that mean?Obviously a bit of a big subject, so let’s just look at the coronavirus pandemic. Where did it come from? And where is God in this?Well there are a limited set of possibilities. It could be a random event – just one of those things. So…
Can we Trust the Bible? To go alongside my previous blog about Foundations, it’s important we know that the Bible is the Word of God.A recent post in FaceBook said this: “It is more crucial than ever that believers understand what the Bible is and what they can trust it wholeheartedly”.Absolutely.It’s probably the most important thing for us to know, otherwise we’re ‘tossed to and fro by every wind of doctrine’. No absolutes, no certainty. The Bible makes some strong…
The house did not fall because it had been founded on rock Matthew 7:25 Thought I might start this blog as a means of capturing my thoughts as we all go through an unprecedented situation. This is a bit new to me as I’m not used to writing in this style – so if anyone’s reading this please bear with me! I was speaking with someone the other day who was having some doubts about who Jesus was. I get that!…