Ask and you will receive...
"... you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives..." James 4.3 In his book, Richard Foster presents prayer in three...
Dead or alive?
"... rejoicing in his whole world and delighting in mankind." Proverbs 8.31 Today is All Saints Day, when churches rejoice in those who...
Plumbing the depths
"So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God." 1 Corinthians 10.31 From the world's perspective, our...
Scaling the heights
"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God." Matthew 5.8 Contemplative prayer takes us beyond words to a place where we...
Friends
"One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother." Proverbs 18.24 Just taken my...
From the heart
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind." Matthew 27.37 Jesus' instruction takes us...
Good to talk?
"All the believers were one in heart and mind." Acts 4.32 I am writing this in the salubrious environs of the Lochalsh hotel, where the...
Prayer of the heart
".... but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans." Romans 8.26 What can we do to progress in prayer? Perhaps we...
Perpetual communion
"... I am in the Father and the Father is in me..." John 14.11 Such is the intimacy between God and Son that it is as if each inhabits...
Voyage of discovery
"Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith." Hebrews...
