The Gospel, as the saying goes, is more than a steak on your plate before it's too late. It's more than a clean conscience, a ticket to paradise or an escape clause for sinners. The gospel is an all-of-life faith that puts Jesus Christ at the centre of everything. There are … [Read more...] about Jesus Through all of Life – An Introduction
Those Down Days
Disaster will strike. Death is highly likely. What to do? One of the things that Scripture teaches us is not to wait until the day of disaster and then try and figure out how to handle it. If we live like that, chances are we will run in the wrong direction. When Lazarus died, … [Read more...] about Those Down Days
The Feast was Made for Laughter
The hospitality of encouraging words does not always have to be grey or dull. Take communion as but one example of the many feasts we celebrate. What does the Lord's supper look like in your church? Are the faces of the people as stale as the bread sometimes is? Solomon once … [Read more...] about The Feast was Made for Laughter
Where Grace Abounds
In April 1831 Charles Simeon, was asked by his friend Joseph Gurney, how he had outlasted all the prejudice against and throughout his ministry. He had already served 49 years in Trinity Church in Cambridge and would go on to serve another six before his death at age 77. He … [Read more...] about Where Grace Abounds
Resolutions and the Resurrection of the World
New years' are for resurrections. They are an opportunity to start over. They are an opportunity to wake up from the dead, leave the old man behind and usher in a new beginning. Such new beginnings are possible for every one of us because God has chosen to recreate the … [Read more...] about Resolutions and the Resurrection of the World
