Yesterday I found out that someone I have known for several years has cancer, Sarcoma to be specific. We don’t speak anymore but it is someone I knew well and held dear to me. When I found out it was like someone had winded me and taken my breathe away. The person is slightly younger […]
Category Archives: Short Reads
Sub ten minute reads to help you connect with God
Growing up in the Anglican tradition, and having served as Chapel Warden at Bedford School, with its Liturgical foundations and a chorus of 700 boys’ voices filling the stunning Bodleyan chapel, I remember fondly this beautiful Prayer of Humble Access, which we would pray before communion each week: We do not presume to come to […]
When history looks back on Covid-19 one of the benefits may be that the world learned to slow down, to take stock of what we value most. Prior to lockdown, for the past decade or two, it seems as if we were beginning to spin increasingly out of control – the relentless demand for progress […]
“For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God. The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.” The Spirit himself testifies with our […]
“For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.” Ephesians 2:10 NLT Whenever I read this verse, preach on it or hear about it from others, the focus tends to be on ‘DO the good things He planned […]
During a time of intercessory prayer I was overwhelmed with the urge to write, these are the words I was moved to write by The Spirit Purpose Of Life People are always searching for something. Before we find God or if we are without God, we are always searching for something. We are continually left […]
THE FULL ARMOR OF GOD Part 1The Belt Of TruthThe Breastplate Of RighteousnessThe Shoes Of PeaceThe Shield Of FaithThe Helmet Of Salvation Sword of the Spirit Why do we need the Armor of God? To answer this it is important to understand the situation or circumstance that is before us. It is important to realise we are […]
“Like a dog that returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly”Proverbs 26:11 TLV “We must live in the Holy Spirit and follow Him” As some of you may know I used to suffer terribly with insomnia. I was a very light sleeper (partially due to my past) and had periods in my […]
During my prayer watch today, I felt the Lord say, “what would Jesus do if He were walking the Earth today, in this season?” If we are the body of Christ, then we should be walking out the way He would be if He were physically here right now. So, if we look at the […]