Meditations

As we go through life, we are continually evaluating those around us. It’s not because we’re critical, although sometimes we can be. It’s just our way of sensing our surroundings. And these perceptions, be they right or wrong, profoundly affect the way we react to ours. So it’s not surprising that someone who was in […]

Who is He in yonder stall, at whose feet the shepherds fall? Yes, who was that little baby born under such unusual circumstances? Well, the shepherds knew. They believed the angel’s announcement, and they had come to worship “Christ the Lord.” But what were Mary’s thoughts as she looked down on that little bundle of life

A few years ago, my wife and I went to an arts and crafts show in Cambridge . While we were there, Eleanor bought a china cup with a hand-painted rose on the side, and it quickly became her favourite cup for drinking tea in. Now, Eleanor isn’t a possessive person, and I don’t recall ever discussing it, but

Now this morning I want to talk about what I would call the principle of indwelling. That may not be a good theological title, but as we go along, I’m sure you will understand what I mean. And even though we are going to concentrate on this principle in the spiritual sense, it is one

If I Timothy Chapter 3 was read in complete isolation, we would probably get the impression that the assembly in Ephesus was a relatively new work. After all, this chapter includes the qualifications of elders. Wouldn’t such a consideration indicate a first step in establishing a new assembly? Well, yes, it would, and, yes, it

We will be spending most of our time in the first chapter of the Gospel of John. However, I would like to take our time getting there. You see, this Gospel is very unique, both in its content and in its place in history. And by that I mean, this Gospel, and the rest of

I wonder what it would have been like to be a little bird flitting from branch to branch in the trees along the road to Emmaus. I’m sure he would have noticed the two men walking side by side in deep conversation. And he couldn’t help but notice the stranger who was quickly overtaking them. When

Now tonight, I would like to look at something that we all have to deal with, sometimes on a daily basis. And it’s something Jesus has assured us will be unavoidable, and yet we all try to avoid it. Its tribulation, and Jesus assures us—“In the world you will have tribulation.” Now, that’s not too