Each of us will look back and remember times of encouragement and times of turmoil. We all know those ‘mountaintop experiences’ but we also are well acquainted with the valley experiences. How do we get through those times where life just feels like a hard slog?Continue reading “The hard slog…”
Get Preaching…
I love preaching! I enjoy having the privilege to be paid full-time to study and expound God’s Word in many different settings; from the pulpit, in the coffee shop and in evangelism. Preaching is an absolute joy, but it is also difficult. Continue reading “Get Preaching…”
Ecclesiastes
There are some parts of the Bible that are like Marmite, for my non-British readers Marmite is a yeast spread that some people love to have on their toast and other people hate it. If something is described as Marmite in the UK it means that some love it and some hate it. The book of Ecclesiastes is similar, some people love the book and some people really struggle with it.Continue reading “Ecclesiastes”
The heart of an under-shepherd…
Church leadership is hard; it involves stress, worries, late nights, deep conversations and frustrations. But at the same time church leadership is a joy; it is a pleasure to serve, care for, guide, point people to Christ and love people like family.
I have just started my third year of ministry at a church leadership level and it has been a joy to serve God and His church in that way. I am 27 years old, but the grey hairs are already showing Continue reading “The heart of an under-shepherd…”
Books about THE Book…
The Bible contains 66 books and each book of the Bible has hundreds and probably thousands of books written about it. Those books vary and can be called commentaries, study guides, devotional books or exegetical works. I have the privilegeContinue reading “Books about THE Book…”
Give them meat not milk…
I’ve written before about the importance of sharing solid truths with children. It’s important because we need to fill their minds with truths that will carry them through life. We need to lift their eyes to see the gospel and the amazing Saviour that we have in Jesus!Continue reading “Give them meat not milk…”
3 books to take them deeper…
Children are a wonderful gift from God and they are at that stage in life where they are sponges for information. Everyday they are learning new words, seeing new things and hearing new information. Some of that information will be over their heads but it will make sense to them in the years that follow. Therefore, the job of those who look after and care for children is of vital importanceContinue reading “3 books to take them deeper…”
The dark corners of the Church…
Abuse is a horrible topic! It comes in many different ways and each of them comes with horrors of their own. In recent weeks and months I’ve been thinking quite a bit about abuse because it is has come more and more to the forefront of the mind of the global church. Continue reading “The dark corners of the Church…”
Escaping the maze of spiritual abuse
There are some books that I wish I didn’t have to review! Not because they are bad, not because of the publishers but because of the topic. This is one of those books. It saddens me that books need to be written about spiritual abuse, it saddens me that it is even a thing! Continue reading “Escaping the maze of spiritual abuse”
What are you winning people to?
Church is an interesting place. People gather on a Sunday morning to hear God’s Word read, to listen to a sermon, to sing songs of praise, to pray to the Lord and to fellowship with His people. But there are many different ‘styles’ of churches. The two biggest areas that can differ stylistically in a church are 1) the singing, and 2) the sermon. Continue reading “What are you winning people to?”
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