Chalmers' Blog

Saturday Snippets (December 2)

As well as reading a lot of books, I also read a ton of articles every week. Here are some of the articles that I’ve read recently and have found interesting, helpful, challenging and encouraging. I hope that they will be the same for you, my dear readers…

Flippancy doesn’t honour God or others

Being a Pastor is an unusual job, I often get told I don’t look like a Pastor, which I take as a massive compliment! When non-believers find out what I do for a living they normally respond in one of the following ways;

1. “Sorry, I’m not religious”

2. “I used to go to Sunday school!”

3. “What does that involve?” Normally with genuine confusion on their face.

It’s quite funny really, there are obviously other answers that have come back in response, but I can’t say those.

It’s Christmas Time

Ok, well, not quite. It is still November, but there are Christmas songs on the radio, Christmas decorations on houses, tress being decorated and presents are being bought and wrapped. The hustle and bustle has already started, so it’s good to take time to consider what tools we have to fix our minds on Jesus and not just the trimmings of 21 Century Christmas. I’d like to highlight some resources to you, some are advent readings and devotionals, others are giveaways for both the young and old (or older!). I’ll keep the reviews short and sweet, just to give you a feel for what’s on offer this year. Let’s start with the resources for big ones first..

Saturday Snippets (November 25)

Copy and paste = lack of input and waste

I live in the realm of books and ministry. I’m surrounded by the newest books on discipleship and serving in the church, in commentaries on books of the Bible and in the newest fads and trends of the Christian world. The temptation might be to simply copy and paste, but that results in a lack of input from people who know the church (and are invested in their spiritual growth) and it’s a waste of time. Let me explain.

Meeting Christ in the Garden

I find myself speaking a lot about devotional material lately, reading and recommending devotional books for Christians and thinking about what’s involved in the devotional life of a believer. So I’d like to introduce a devotional book to you, but it’s not one you might expect, it’s on the Song of Songs.

Saturday Snippets (November 18)

Saturday Snippets (November 11)

Saturday Snippets (November 4)

3 marks of a Christian from Philemon – Part 1

Great things come in small packages. You’ve probably heard that before; I remember saying it once as a child when someone called me short. Some of life’s most life-changing moments come in small things. An engagement ring in a small box, a gift through the post, a job contract folded in an envelope. In our current stage of life, I would probably say that babies come packaged up quite small but are definitely life-altering.