“Faith is not the presence of warm religious feeling. It’s the knowledge that you walk before the God who hears.” Edward Welch, Depression
Author Archives: Alistair Chalmers
Journeys with Jesus
If you know me then you’ll know that I love the Old Testament, I enjoy reading the more seemingly obscure and difficult parts of Scripture. Over the last few months the majority of sermons that I have preached have been from the Old Testament, in Genesis and in Joel, it has been both a greatContinue reading “Journeys with Jesus”
What the Bible shows us…
“Rather than accommodating our desire for the Bible to address what we think is most important, the Bible invites us to allow it to show us what is most important.” Dennis E. Johnson, Journeys with Jesus
Dealing with Depression
We all know what it’s like to feel down. Some of us even know what it feels like to live with depression, or, as it’s sometimes called, ‘the black dog’. Indeed, statistics show that 1 in 4 people per year in the UK will experience a mental health problem. As Christians, living in this fallenContinue reading “Dealing with Depression”
Real prayer…
“It is better to pray real, honest, even angry prayers than not to pray at all. Prayer recognises God is still God” Sarah Collins & Jayne Haynes, Dealing with Depression
How seriously do we take sin…
This week I have had the privilege of spending the best hours of my day thinking through the book of Joel, and particularly the first chapter. When it comes to the minor prophets, from my own experience, not many Christians feel like they are on comfortable ground, often thinking that they can be obscure andContinue reading “How seriously do we take sin…”
The gospel is…
“The gospel is the good news that God in his mercy does not leave us in our hopeless condition, but sent his only Son, Jesus, to rescue us, redeem us, and restore us to relationship with God.” Brian Croft, The Pastor’s Ministry
God’s covenant…
“If there is one word that summarizes God’s redemptive design for sinners—assuring them of forgiveness and restoration—it is covenant.” Derek Thomas, Strength for the weary
Made for service…
“We exist to serve the Lord, and we are redeemed to serve the Lord.” Derek Thomas, Strength for the weary
Strength for the weary
Derek Thomas is becoming one of my favourite authors because of his ability to simplify core doctrinal truths into bite size chunks that are accessible and easy to read. In Strength for the weary Thomas takes the second half of Isaiah and touches on some of the key themes and explains the context in anContinue reading “Strength for the weary”
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