Thought for the day – Monday 20th April 2020 Hymns & Psalms 740 My God, I know, I feel thee mine verse 7Refining fire, go through my heartIlluminate my soul;Scatter thy life through every partAnd sanctify the whole. It is a pity to miss out some reflection on verses 5 and 6 of this hymn…
Thought for the day – Sunday 19th April 2020 Hymns & Psalms 740 My God, I know, I feel thee mine verse 4Jesus, thine all-victorious loveShed in my heart abroad,Then shall my feet no longer rove,Rooted and fixed in God. The Bible (it had to be the Authorized Version in Wesley’s time, remember) really filled…
Thought for the day – Saturday 18th April 2020 Hymns & Psalms 740 My God, I know, I feel thee mine verse 3When shall I see the welcome hourThat plants my God in meSpirit of health and life and powerAnd perfect liberty ? You will already have noticed that this is a great hymn about…
Thought of the day – Friday 17th April 2020 Hymns & Psalms 740 My God, I know, I feel thee mine verse 2I hold thee with a trembling handBut will not let thee go,Till steadfastly by faith I standAnd all thy goodness know. The initial reaction to the words of verse 2 might well be…
Thought for the day – Thursday 15th April 2020 How spiritual are you ? How much do you love God ? In effect, these questions ask the same thing just using different words. Your spirituality is measured by how much you love God and want to live your life in accord with his teaching. Consider…
A Rabbi looks at the Last Days by Jonathan Bernis. Chosen Books, 2013 233 pages £10.99 ISBN 978 0 800 795 436 Kindle version also available The subtitle of this book gives a fairly clear idea of its direction and content – ‘Surprising insights on Israel, the End Times and Popular Misconceptions’. Rabbi Jonathan Bernis…
A passion for truth : the intellectual coherence of evangelicalism by Alister McGrath. Apollos, 1996 256 pages £14.99 ISBN 0 851 114 477 In 5 sections of closely argued and convincing detail, Alister McGrath demonstrates that evangelicalism enjoys intellectual coherence, (ie within its own terms it is reasonable) as well as academic credibility, that is,…
it was only Friday. Sunday’s comin’ !”
A short story from Raymond Wilson
Oranges and Sunshine (dvd, 2010) 101 mins. If you can remain unmoved by this story, you must have a heart of stone. While it does not have a specifically Christian background it is quite definitely a film with a clear moral message. It is based on true historic events with real-time historic characters. Margaret Humphreys…