In a recent Bible daily reading, I came across this definition of prayer by the 19th century preacher F.W. Robertson (and no, I hadn’t heard of him either!).  “It is to connect every thought with the thought of God, to look on everything as His work and His appointment, to submit every thought, wish, and resolve…

Many years ago, I heard a Christian stating that “Video recorders were invented for the benefit of Christians who didn’t believe you should watch TV on a Sunday!”  Presumably, this would enable the Christian to watch a Sunday programme on another day without any sense of guilt.  I find the record facility helpful for a…

An earlier article by Liz Cope included the following comments and if you want to read them in context look at 31 October 2022. “We do this every day – make assumptions, consciously and unconsciously. It is not something we can prevent, but what we can do is recognise when it is happening and try…

As a limited Twitter user, I was interested to read a political commentator criticising – and I quote – “so many folks desperate to take snippets of conversation out of context at the moment to create outrage or be outraged.” It reminded me of an incident many years ago when I was walking along the…

Luke 2 verse 11 Today in the town of David a Saviour has been born to you, he is the Messiah, the Lord. When did you see the first TV advert for Christmas? Most of the time, I “zone out” when adverts are on but a few days ago I was aware of seeing one…

For too many years in our marriage, I thought of gardening as a necessary evil to be undertaken as quickly as possible so we could go out and enjoy ourselves. Because of my limited knowledge, I was safe to look after the grass area especially as I once proudly announced I had removed a bramble…

Romans 13:14 But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof. (KJV) In the late 1960’s, in the early days of our marriage, I successfully applied to become a trainer at our firm’s training college in London. At the same time, I was attracted to a 12-week evening course at London Bible College (then based…

As a limited Twitter user, I was interested to read a political commentator criticising – and I quote – “so many folk desperate to take snippets of conversation out of context at the moment to create outrage or be outraged.” It reminded me of an incident many years ago when I was walking along the…

Revelation 5 verse 11  “Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand.” For many years, my wife and I have ended our breakfast with (so-called) easy-peel satsumas and most mornings I picture the stacked shelf in my local supermarket. Based on the size, each…

“It’s a shame we only sing Christmas carols at Christmas” was a comment that reminded me of an occasion when, in my early twenties, I was preaching at a village church. It was the middle of the summer, and I thought the congregation might have to explain to anyone walking past, why we were singing…