Category Archives: devotion

A walk with Jesus

Posted on January 12, 2021 by stayingfaithful

One of our Prime Time group shared earlier today that you never need to think you’re going for a walk on your own. Are you put off by tramping around with no one to talk to? Well, you can go … Continue reading →

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FOUNDATIONS 2 – THE FAITH OF ABRAHAM

Posted on November 8, 2020 by stayingfaithful

PASSAGE ONE – Genesis 15:7-20 This follows the verses where God promises to bless Abraham and he points out that he has no heir. 7 He also said to him, “I am the LORD, who brought you out of Ur … Continue reading →

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CoVid19 and God

Posted on April 4, 2020 by stayingfaithful

I haven’t got any wise words on this subject – I am just muddling along like the rest of us.  There are some things that draw us to prayer, and some things that draw us to the Bible (or to … Continue reading →

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Pastor’s Report February and March

Posted on March 6, 2019 by stayingfaithful

I thought that I would give an update on what I have been up to, partly for the benefit of the church, but to help me to reflect as well. The first thought that comes to me is that a … Continue reading →

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The Worldview of Fiction

Posted on June 24, 2018 by stayingfaithful

Thinking again about Terry Pratchett, and secular fiction.  This is important for me as an English teacher.  Is there spiritual value in reading deliberately secular fiction?  Or for that matter, secular poetry, or secular drama?  Yes, I would argue. There … Continue reading →

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Living His Testimonies

Posted on May 4, 2018 by stayingfaithful

I want to explore Psalm 119.  Not all in one go!  But I have been appreciating it for some time now, and recently I bumped into someone who had gone one better than me and memorized the Psalm in Hebrew.  … Continue reading →

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How much do you need?

Posted on December 20, 2017 by stayingfaithful

I will never forget a short children’s message I heard one Christmas, not when I was a child, but asking the question: How much do you need before you accept Christ?  All the wise men had was a star! When … Continue reading →

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Luke 9

Posted on February 18, 2017 by stayingfaithful

Luke 9 the Reading Just read this one through, and I’m struck by what David Pawson said about Luke, that it is the most loved of the gospels, but the least read (about 3 mins in).  For example, I am very … Continue reading →

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Looking for Luke

Posted on February 4, 2017 by stayingfaithful

something of worth, the more distinct and rarefied and precious it is? Continue reading →

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Declared with Power (and scruples)

Posted on May 23, 2016 by stayingfaithful

The idea of Jesus in a manger is a cute one; a ‘helpless babe’ actually holding the universe in his hands. In the word of Michael Card: more than you can see; give up on your ponderings and fall down … Continue reading →

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