Author Archives: jamespetticrew

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 →

“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 →

“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 →

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 →

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 →

I came across an unusual Swiss story recently. It was about the Devil’s Bridge or Teufelsbrücke which is located across the Schöllenen Gorge  in the canton of Uri. The legend is that it was so hard to build a bridge … Continue reading →

I have been pondering something, partly because of what is happening at Asbury. I thought I would share it with you. What have Abraham, Moses, Isaiah, the disciples, and the Apostle Paul have in common? I mean apart from being … Continue reading →

Wilmore is a small town in rural Kentucky and is divided in half by the main road to Lexington. Above the main road is Asbury University and below the road is Asbury seminary, both these institutions were born out of … Continue reading →

I subscribe to a Christian History website that tells me each day what happened of significance in Christian history on that date. Yesterday, the 5th of February was the day in 1736 when John Wesley landed in what was then … Continue reading →

I am writing this on Monday morning after having a bit of a jarring experience. Monday mornings for me are generally a time of reflection and research. I do some research on work I have coming up and in what … Continue reading →