Is the World getting Better or Worse?

by | Aug 10, 2016 | Weekly Words

These all died in faith, not having received the things promised, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. For people who speak thus make it clear that they are seeking a homeland. If...

Being a reject

by | Aug 2, 2016 | Weekly Words

“Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you. | Matthew 5.11-12 This Sunday we...

Blinding light of holiness

by | Jul 26, 2016 | Weekly Words

This week we looked at the overwhelming holiness of God. I described it as a blinding light that would blind us if God revealed Himself fully. We never experience God’s holiness in this way, but the Bible gives us a story of someone who did. The prophet Isaiah...

Quiet Obedience

by | Jul 13, 2016 | Weekly Words

Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery that was kept secret for long ages but has now been disclosed and through the prophetic writings has been made known to all...

Bring your burdens

by | Jul 5, 2016 | Weekly Words

For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help...

A buffer from hopelessness

by | Jun 22, 2016 | Weekly Words

“Life … is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing.”  | William Shakespeare, Macbeth   It is easy to live for others, everybody does. I call on you to live for yourself.   | Ralph Waldo Emerson   In this world nothing can be...