Author: Alex

Last summer, I saw a request on a Facebook group for a beta reader. The lady in question was Rachel yarworth, and her book would eventually become Friend of God. I was privileged to become one of her beta readers, and I have championed the book ever since. Last week, Rachel and I had an online chat about all things writing.

You can read my review of Friend Of God
here
You can also find out more about Rachel by visiting
www.rachelyarworthwriter.wordpress.com
Friend of God is available on Amazon, both in paperback and as a kindle book.

My theme for this devotional is Count Your Blessings.
Continue reading “Count Your Blessings, by Pastor Peter Norris”

What a friend we have in Jesus,
All our sins and griefs to bear,
What a privilege to carry,
Everything to God in prayer
Oh, what peace we often forfeit,
Oh, what needless pain we bear,
All because we do not carry,
Everything to God in prayer.
Continue reading “A Friend In The Midst Of Our Pain.”

Have you ever started a Bible in a year with great enthusiasm in January, determined to drink in every detail of the scriptures, only to find in June or July that you are skimming over the words on the page without taking much in? Do you wonder why there are days when the Bible seems so full of meat, but there are other times when it seems like a dry and tasteless crust?
Continue reading “A Call To Persevere”

Walking In Jairus’s Sandals
This morning, I turned to a familiar story from the gospels. I was reading Mark chapter 5, but you can also find it in Matthew and Luke. It tells of a twelve-year-old girl being raised from the dead by Jesus. As I read it, I felt a familiar sense of warmth, because as a child, this was my favourite story.
Continue reading “Walking In Jairus’s Sandals.”

The topic for my devotional this time is, “Do you have enough faith to trust God?” If God were to ask you to do something that seemed immensely risky and seemingly contrary to what he had promised you, would you have enough faith, and believe in him to work it out?
Continue reading “Do You Have Enough Faith To Trust god? By Pastor Peter Norris”

My topic for my devotional today is the ups and downs of life. There are all kinds of ups and downs in life – physical, spiritual, emotional, and life in general.
Continue reading “The Ups And Downs Of Life, By Pastor Peter Norris.”

He followed the same routine every day. His friends helped him get ready, and then they carried him here, to the temple, where they left him beside the gate called Beautiful, just in time for the three o’clock prayer service. It was the most sensible hour to come, because surely those moved to pray would have generous hearts and something to spare, even if it was just a few measly coins.
Continue reading “A Truly Beautiful Healing.”

During the past six months, I have had the blessing and privilege of helping out with the youth work at my church. I’m not going to lie to you; it’s challenging. Sometimes I feel as though I am completely out of my depth, but I still feel this is part of God’s calling for this season of my life.
Continue reading “Blind Faith”

Here in the UK, we have just celebrated our queen’s Platinum Jubilee, meaning queen Elizabeth II has been on the throne for seventy years. That’s a long time, and as we’ve heard on countless occasions, she has witnessed more changes than any other monarch before her. While I am by no means a royalist, I believe the Bible tells us to treat our leaders with respect, and I cannot but respect a lady who has worked tirelessly for so many decades despite some very personal and public tragedies.
Continue reading “The Qualities of A King.”