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Category Archives: Teaching and Meditations
Giving Thanks
The American festival of Thanksgiving is one of my favorite times of the year. The fall of the year is fully with us, the historical harvest has been collected, and it is time to give thanks. A time of thanks-giving … Continue reading
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EYES CLOSED AND EARS WIDE OPEN
(A Reflection on the Divisions in Our Society) We have become used to reports of Jihadists driving vehicles into crowds of people. It’s happened prominently in France, Germany and Britain with tragic consequences. However, we were not prepared for a … Continue reading
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Tagged Culture, Kingdom of God, Richmond, Society
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A COCKTAIL, A COMFY CHAIR AND A CROWN OF THORNS
Yesterday’s events in Manchester, England, reminded me of the following article which I wrote ten years ago in March 2007. They are a reflection on the futility of the suicide bomber, compared to the death of Him who knew exactly … Continue reading
Malatya Remembered
One day in April of 2007 I was sitting in my office in Richmond when I received a call from a friend. “Some guys have been held hostage and we believe they may have been murdered. We don’t know who … Continue reading
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Tagged Kingdom of God, Missions, Nations
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OUT OF EGYPT I CALLED MY SON
Reflections on Matthew chapter 2: 13-23 The Escape to Egypt 13 When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up,” he said, “take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. … Continue reading
Posted in Family News, Luton, Missions, Teaching and Meditations
Tagged Family, Kingdom of God, Luton, Missions
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KINGDOM TRANSFORMATION – A REFLECTION
In Luke 17:20 we find Jesus saying: The coming of the kingdom of God is not something that can be observed, nor will people say, ‘Here it is,’ or ‘There it is,’ because the kingdom of God is in your … Continue reading
Divide
During a summer trip to Tennessee with the family we drove Interstate 81 down Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. Along the way we passed the sign which states: “Extent of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed”. I pointed out to the kids that we … Continue reading
A RESURRECTION MESSAGE
On Good Friday Jill and I took Sarah Grace on a journey to the cross. Our local church in Richmond designs a creative experience telling the story of Jesus’ last hours. On this occasion one of the final scenes shows … Continue reading
Ashes to Ashes & Dust to Dust – A Lenten Reflection
When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit – Ephesians 1:13 – Earlier this month Jill and I said goodbye to her uncle. JE had lived all his eighty-eight years on the land. … Continue reading
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THE BANQUET
Europe is currently facing the largest migration of peoples since the Second World War. Many of those who are coming to Europe are displaced from Syria by the civil war there and the depredations of the Islamic State. However there … Continue reading
Posted in Culture and Politics, Missions, Nations, Teaching and Meditations, The Church
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THE FULLER REPORT 