Monthly Archives: Mar 2023

JESUS WON’T ALWAYS GIVE YOU WHAT YOU WANT, BUT HE WILL GIVE YOU WHAT YOU NEED

This Sunday is Palm Sunday and as I have been preparing it reminded me of something that I all too often forget that Jesus gives me what I need, not what I want. I always found Easter week confusing as … Continue reading

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CUT SOMEONE, SOME SLACK

“Make allowance for each other’s faults.” Colossians 3:13 The world is full of faulty people, the church is full of faulty people, I am a faulty person, this may not be news to you, but so are you,  so why … Continue reading

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DOES THIS SOUND FAMILAR?

“Four or five of us students were in the room of another student, Jim Ballinger, having a prayer meeting about ten o’clock at night. I remember I was almost asleep with my head against the bedclothes where I was kneeling, … Continue reading

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WHAT I WOULD HAVE TATTOOED

For sin shall no longer be your master, because you are not under the law, BUT UNDER GRACE. Romans 6:14 I don’t really like needles and would rather avoid pain so I am unlikely ever to get a tattoo. However … Continue reading

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BELIEVE IN THE BEST, EVEN WHEN YOU HAVE SEEN THE WORST

I have been thinking a lot about how Jesus saw and heard Peter at his worst. Having pledged his undying loyalty to Jesus previously, Peter at the first sign of danger denied any connection with Jesus. As soon as the … Continue reading

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