Month: September 2021

In the gospels, we read of two incredible miracles where Jesus multiplied a tiny amount of food into a meal for thousands. Many of us remember hearing about the five loaves and two fish that fed five thousand, but there was also the feeding of the four thousand. From seven loaves and a few small fish. The same result twice, with only slightly differing numbers? Do you think Jesus was trying to make a point?
Continue reading “It’s not About The Bread.”

thanks to Sarah for writing this week’s beautiful thoughts.
I read something on Facebook recently about following your heart, and the phrase that immediately came to mind was: “The heart is deceitful above all things” (Jeremiah 17:9). We can follow our hearts, but we need to know that a lot of the time, they’ll lead us astray. In Matthew 15:17-20, as He explains that foods are no longer ‘Clean’ and ‘Unclean’, Jesus says: “Don’t you see that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then out of the body? But the things that come out of a person’s mouth come from the heart, and these defile them. For out of the heart come evil thoughts – murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander. These are what defile a person”. First, we need to pay attention to what’s in our hearts. Are we tempted to steal from someone – to grasp what should have been theirs? To squash a dream? Perhaps to lie about them or ourselves? “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it” (Proverbs 4:23).
Continue reading “When It’s Safe To follow Our Hearts, By Sarah tummey”

Recently, I’ve been learning how to read the Bible with imagination. To do this, you literally place yourself in the middle of whatever story you happen to be reading and ponder how you would react and feel. I’ve found this works best with the gospels, since they are mainly narrative. Overall, I have felt myself engaging with the ministry of Jesus while he was here on earth in a fresh new way.
Continue reading “Would I Walk On The Water?”

19th July 2021 will be marked in England as the day when most restrictions due to Covid 19 were lifted, we can debate what it all means. We can look back at previous freedom days such as freedom gained through the end of a war, freedom from slavery, freedom from racism etc. But on reflection we see that all so called freedom never means total freedom. I want to major in on one day in history when all could have a total Freedom Day, freedom not from any of the above but freedom from sin and peace with God.
Continue reading “Freedom Day, by Pastor Peter Norris.”