His resurrection brings peace [John 20:21] What does the resurrection of Jesus Christ have to say to me personally, and how should it or does it affect the way I live, the way I believe and the way I respond to theological truth.   Theories must have a solid base and a practi­cal outworking, and to…
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As we fast approach Easter, which will be on us very quickly, we see in John 20:26 Mary’s Response to Resurrection – “Jesus said unto her, ‘Mary.’ She turned herself, and said unto him, ‘Rabboni;’ which is to say, Master.” The message of Mary is akin to those finding renewal in the modern church. There…
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There is a growing trend not to miss your own wake but to make arrangements to be so positioned at your funeral it appears you are alive and ready for action. One man was buried astride his Harley Davidson motorcycle, propped up inside a see-through casket for a final road trip. Another made it known…
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Sir Roger Bannister, who in 1954 became the first man to run a mile in under four minutes and went on to become a distinguished neurologist says: “the order of things I am proud of is: No. 1 marriage, No. 2 family and children, No 3 medicine and No. 4 sport.” Perhaps his words may…
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When our new church was built in 2005 I advertised that I would buy ten chairs as an encouragement for other members to follow suit. However, I was rebuked, or corrected by two ladies in the church. We all need, from time to time, wise and kind discipline and I’m not above that. However, was…
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Saturday morning dawned and off we went to Stratford upon Avon, a medieval town dating from its official charter in 1196. It is close to the Cotswolds and, when it was the major sheep producing area, Stratford was one of the main towns for processing, marketing and distribution of sheep and wool. Its smaller Roman…
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When I was in my early teen years I attended a technical college in Perry Barr, Birmingham. I was not bright enough to pass for a grammar school so it was a vocational life for me. In the sixth form all students had to do a research essay as part of their final year and…
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 “A 31-year-old pastor in Mount Dora, Fla., recently set the record for the longest sermon ever preached. Pastor Zach Zehnder of Cross Church began his quest on Fri., Nov. 7, and by Sunday had preached for 53 hours and 18 minutes. I have to assume he has no deacons at Cross Church, or they would…
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The rise of the mobile phone and the development of social networking sites, resulting in the Facebook and Twitter generation, have led to a large increase in unhappiness and loneliness. The modern way of life for many young people has caused boredom to escalate. Never have there been so many words spoken and conversations made…
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In 2008 at a zoo in Munster, Germany, a gorilla named Gana gave birth to a male infant, who died after three months. The Daily Mail declared “Crowds thronged the zoo to see the grieving mother,” who looked stricken and inconsolable as she cradled her dead baby. But, sad as the scene was, it was…
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