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Many moons ago there was a Group called the Teddy Bears and they had a hit song called ‘To know him, is to love him’. I said many moons ago – it was 1958! I sometimes think of the lyrics in the context of knowing God: “To know, know, know him is to love, love,Continue reading “To know Him”

Sorry this took longer to publish. I’ve had a really busy week and been helping someone move house too. Allow yourself 15 minutes to read this and perhaps longer to digest it. This follows on from the previous blog, and both really need to be read together. I want to focus on how we doContinue reading “KISS pt 2”

I’ll start with two items from my youth. The first is a song. “The times they are a changin’ There, that dates me straight away! Here are the words of the first verse Come gather ’round peopleWherever you roamAnd admit that the watersAround you have grownAnd accept it that soonYou’ll be drenched to the boneIfContinue reading “KISS”

I want to write a short piece about where I think we (the Church) are in terms of the plans and timing of God As we all know, many countries of the world (but by no means all) chose to take a draconian response to the appearance of the Sars 2 virus. The result forContinue reading “Tsunami”

In quite a few different places I have come across the notion recently, that the Church is a remnant – that we are a small but pure remnant group that God has kept for Himself whilst the rest of the world carries on in its own sweet way, oblivious to the message of the gospel.Continue reading “Time to catch up”

Very shortly after I became a Christian I went to the Middle East to work for nearly 5 years. Whilst there I made friends with quite a number of other believers, some from the U.K. and some from the States. We spent much time listening to cassette teaching tapes (it was the 80’s!) and discussingContinue reading “Unhelpful teaching – part 1 of 2”

Happy New Year to everyone. This is slightly longer than usual – about a 10 minute read. I hope it’s thought provoking as we enter the year ahead. Get yourself a cuppa and sit down….. Wherever I go in Christian circles these days I hear talk of revival. I have titled this blog ‘Revival –Continue reading “Revival – What is the truth?”

If you’re of a certain age you will know the rest of that strap-line…. “Graded grains make finer flour”. It’s from a series of adverts run by Homepride Flour some years ago. You can find them on YouTube if you want to look. In the dark ages, BH, (Before Homepride), flour had to be siftedContinue reading “Graded grains”

I’m currently having a little break in Romania. A different country, a different culture and different ways of doing things – even the ordinary things. When you travel to another culture you tend to keep your eyes open to see how things are done. At the petrol station – do you wait for someone toContinue reading “To Blend or not to Blend…”

It’s a while since my last blog, partly because I have been very busy with other things, and partly because I think the nature of the blog will shift slightly. When I started I had the aim of encouraging people on two levels. One level was simply to help to keep people connected to GodContinue reading “Word and Spirit”

I had planned to write a little about the place of Word and Spirit side by side in the coming move of God, but as I thought about it I realised that I needed to write first about Holy Spirit. This coming Sunday is Pentecost Sunday when believers remember and honour that day when HolyContinue reading “The start of harvest…”

About a month ago a friend said to me that the trouble with sharing the gospel is that he felt that he needed to start at the Creation and be able to tell the whole story from start to finish. That comment was repeated to me today. Recently, a lady I know said about theContinue reading “Basic Training”

In 2 Chronicles we can read about how King Solomon built the first Temple, in Jerusalem. It’s an extraordinary story of how a King who loved God had the honour of building a dwelling place for Him and how when it was completed, God manifested His Glory and Presence there. The temple itself was unique.Continue reading “I’ll make my heart a home.”

When I was young I was sent to one of the top academic schools in the North East. I was there for 10 years of my school life. I left no mark. I coasted through. I left without any great distinction. It was a wonderful opportunity, and I squandered it. I still receive the schoolContinue reading “There is more to do”