What is a Kingdom culture? Anyone who has travelled will have encountered a variety of differing national cultures, and even if we haven't some of them can be found on our doorstep in many of our towns and cities. Then within any national culture there are a whole variety of subcultures, with varying beliefs, emphasis, … Continue reading Building a Kingdom Culture
Encountering God at Vesuvius
Today we visited Mount Vesuvius and wow some place - all too glad it was dormant! In looking at the mountain and into the crater one couldn't help but think of the incredible energy that blew it's top and forced thousands, indeed millions, of tons of material up into the air and displaced in on … Continue reading Encountering God at Vesuvius
God is with you in the Storm
Updated July 2020 There's something about a good storm - so long as you are not caught in it! Acts 27 is one of most exciting narratives in the whole book of Acts, it’s full of drama describing in great detail a ship at sea in the midst of a very violent storm, the loss … Continue reading God is with you in the Storm
Hunger and thirst
Hunger and thirst are essential to life, without them we would not seek food and drink, we would die. At the same time we are spiritual people, God breathed into man and he became a living soul, and therefore not only do we have a body to be sustained but a spirit too, we need … Continue reading Hunger and thirst
A Spirit led People and Church
Sometimes we are too familiar with the Bible, we read it, we know what's coming. And because we do we content ourselves with the surface story and fail to notice what's going on underneath. Acts is just such a book. We are used to Pentecost and the various outpourings of the Spirit, to Peter and … Continue reading A Spirit led People and Church
The Word 4 Life 