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Remembering my time as ‘The Don’
‘And do not think you can say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.’ (Matthew 3:9) Donald J. Trump’s victory at the USA Presidential elections makes me think about my own modest turn as ‘President’ nearly 30 years ago.…
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Shut the door
“And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your…
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This is for little children
I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you to live in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel— which is really no gospel at all. Evidently some people are throwing you into confusion and are trying to pervert the gospel of Christ. But even if…
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Not lost at sea
Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was pelted with stones, three times I was shipwrecked, I spent a night and a day in the open sea 2 Corinthians 11:25 I wonder how many televangelists could relate to the long list of sufferings listed by Paul. He was whipped, stoned, imprisoned, beaten, jailed…
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Reflecting on the words
Paul, an apostle—sent not from men nor by a man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead—and all the brothers and sisters with me, To the churches in Galatia: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, who gave himself for our…
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How to amaze Jesus!
When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking for help. “Lord,” he said, “my servant lies at home paralyzed, suffering terribly.” Jesus said to him, “Shall I come and heal him?” The centurion replied, “Lord, I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. But just say the word, and…
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Wings
Days when it’s all I can say… ‘Father God’, Or this, ‘help us Jesus’. Or just ‘Jesus’. Faith mustard pip bobbling in torment, paced By a sinister breeze of unfortunate events. Sucks the life, saps the strength – even so, I head for the clouds. Seek out His shadow, Rest in His glade; finding refuge…
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The road we travel on and the home
God is a God of variety, as my mentor John once said. Consider the powerful dynamic inherent in the creativity throughout the Earth – in fact, throughout the Universe. It says somewhere in the Bible: “When I consider the work of the heavens, the work of your fingers, what is man that you are mindful…
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The noises of a fly: what does freedom look like?
“It is for freedom that Christ has set us free” it says in Galatians 5:1. What does that really mean? We all have a sense of what liberty means and the fictitious trope of our western culture seems to uphold this holy grail as needing to successfully hit a series of benchmarks, which bring enlightenment…
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Drowning out the distractions
I’ve stopped reading my Bible recently. Instead, I take time to listen to it. My work as a journalist means that I am constantly looking at words, reading and interpreting content. And I’ve realised that there was a tendency to take a similar approach to my ‘quiet times’ with God. I am finding it really…
