On Sunday afternoon I went fishing with my sons to Lyme Regis. Sitting on the harbour wall looking at the stunning view I got to thinking about God’s creative brilliance.
The apostle Paul tells us;
since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has [...]
For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.
1 Timothy 6 v 10
Probably one of the most miss-quoted verses in the Bible. Many quote this simply as ‘money is the root of all evil’ which [...]
14Do everything without complaining or arguing, 15so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe 16as you hold out[c] the word of life—in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did [...]
Nehemiah said, “… Do not grieve…. for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”
Nehemiah 8 v 10
For some looking into churches like ours the criticism is levelled that we are ‘happy - clappy’ or for the slightly more cerebral ‘triumphalist’ in our expressions of faith. My initial reaction is usually that if the alternative [...]