It's not over! Yes, you read that right. We don't return to life before Easter, because every Sunday, indeed every day, is Easter day for the Christian - there's no going back. We are not caught in some pagan cycle of continual death and rebirth, but rather one of forward movement and progression, whereby having … Continue reading Living in the Power of the Resurrection
Category: Holy Spirit
His Church is Marching On
Just recently I was involved in running a module on the history of the church, and in doing so I was struck by the dynamic history of the church and it's far reaching impact upon the world - yes there are the bad bits, the bits that the atheist will be quick to point to … Continue reading His Church is Marching On
Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil
As we come towards the end of the Lord's prayer we are confronted by a request for very specific help about living in this world. Temptation and sin are common to all humanity. It doesn't matter where you live, east or west, north or south, whether you have money or none, educated or uneducated... we … Continue reading Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil
Give us Today our Daily Bread
Daily bread, we all need it. Bread represents what's necessary for life - there's a lot we think we need that we really don't. There's a lot that we want and seek and when we get it actually adds to our perceived needs rather than reducing them. When David said in Psalm 23, "The Lord … Continue reading Give us Today our Daily Bread
Hallowed be Your Name
Hallowed be your name. What does this third phrase in the Lord's prayer mean? Different versions translate it in different ways, 'hallowed be your name,' (KJV, New International Version, English Standard Version), 'may your name be kept holy,' (New Living Translation), 'Your name be honoured as holy,' (Holman Christian Standard Bible), 'Uphold the holiness of … Continue reading Hallowed be Your Name
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