Paul's letter to Philemon throws light on slavery in the Roman world. It also shows how Paul taught, not by demanding certain behaviour ...

Leaders in the church, Part 7 < Herod and the astrologers  |  Index  |  John the Baptist > Joseph takes his family to Egypt to escape ...

Leaders in the church, Part 5 < Leading, Matthew 1:1-17  |  Index  |  Herod and the astrologers > Life will throw us curveballs fro...

Our own efforts are not enough, we need to be obedient to the Creator. Not only that, we need to understand that he is involved in all of li...

It's important that we serve the community around us, this is how we show people in the world that they are loved. The basis for that lo...

On the one hand is law and on the other grace. Can I base my daily living on either of these? Is there any other way to live my life? We loo...

What and where is heaven? Who is allowed in?, How do we understand the term 'Kingdom of heaven'? We look at Matthew 13 where some pa...

Because we contain a source of power (Jesus living within us), we can illuminate the darkness and see clearly. The Holy Spirit gave me a pic...

Do we need to follow good strategies, or do we simply need to obey everything the Holy Spirit shows us to do? I believe obedience, not strat...

We often do things in our own strength and then blame ourselves when we fail. But there is a much better way; listen to Jesus and do what he...

Sometimes it's fun to look back. Here's what I was blogging in February in previous years. From trouble in the Middle East to ancien...

< 3rd January 2012 | Index | 27th May 2012 > We read the first chapter of Acts and discussed it. I was interested to note that the d...

< Missing the best | No later items > What does Haggai have to tell us about church life today? Do we need to carefully consider wha...

Are we truly following Jesus? Or are we deceiving ourselves into following something or someone else? He said, 'Follow me'. Where do...

I was very encouraged to read the latest post from Chris Duffett. Chris lives only a few miles from us and he excels at finding innovative w...

This is in response to a brief post on the Nomad Blog . By being obedient the team were able to do exactly the right thing without even know...

Cornerstone has been keeping me very busy for the last few months. This great little cafe and bookshop has prevented me updating 'All ...

< No earlier items | Index | 20th January 2003 > Our meeting reminded me of the seventh day of creation, when He rested. Even God de...