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Judges #3 Salvation out of left field
Link to Video “How about if we started surprising the world for the better? If the unexpectedness of God’s ways was seen not only in how he graciously and providentially covers for our sin and mistakes and still achieves his purposes, but in how he actively uses obedient and changed nonentities like us- imperfect sinners, to […]
Judges Series- Correction
Apologies to those who were trying to access last night’s Judges Teaching There was a faulty link. This link should work
SUNDAY NIGHT WITH THE JUDGES #2
Backsliding, War & The God of the Ordinary Link to video An excerpt from the second episode available now “There can be such an emphasis within Christian circles on being ‘extraordinary’ or ‘radical’ or ‘passionate’ for God. But what about the goodness (and challenge) of living our ‘normal’ lives for God? The major episodes, the […]
Sunday night with the Judges
God’s Faithfulness at a time of Fragility Link ro Videos An opportunity to tune into some bible teaching on the book of Judges. The sessions will go up here on Sunday evenings at 7pm UK time but remain available on the site. There is also a Bonus Video on the problem of “War and Conquest […]
What Biden Catholics could learn from Evangelicalism – and why they should listen
An article by Michael Sean Winters in the National Catholic Reporter referred to Biden’s inauguration as ‘the most Catholic one ever’, and proceeded to castigate the US Bishops’ Conference for drawing attention to the ways in which Biden’s policies were at variance with his professed beliefs. The message was clear: how dare those nasty bishops […]
From Exile to Eternity
Reflections on Faith, God & Isolation A Lockdown Devotional for the start of a New Year: Friday 22nd January 2021: #20 Easter Saturday, John and Patmos Click here for link to the video So, we come to the end of our series, having reflected on the events of the first Good Friday, we might be tempted […]
Forsaken
Reflections on Faith, God & Isolation A Lockdown Devotional for the start of a New Year: Thursday 21st January 2021: #19 Jesus: forsaken Click here for link to the video Matthew 27:46: “About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, ‘Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?’ (meaning ‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?’). […]
Silence!
Reflections on Faith, God & Isolation A Lockdown Devotional for the start of a New Year: Wednesday 20th January 2021: #18 Jesus: silence Click here for link to the video Matthew 26:39 “Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, ‘My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be […]
Deserted!
Reflections on Faith, God & Isolation A Lockdown Devotional for the start of a New Year: Tuesday 19th January 2021: #17 Jesus: deserted Click here for link to the video John 6:66 “From this time many of his disciples turned back and no longer followed him.” It wasn’t the threat of arrest; there were no […]
Tempted
Reflections on Faith, God & Isolation A Lockdown Devotional for the start of a New Year: Monday 18th January 2021: #16 Jesus: tempted Click here for link to the video Matthew 4:1 “Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the Devil.” Times of solitude were crucial for Jesus during his […]