Thick or Thin?
One of my prayers for us as a church is to be a “thick” rather than a “thin” community. Here’s how David Brooks, writer for the New York Times, describes…
Don’t draw the wrong conclusion from unanswered prayer
Here is something that puzzles me and I expect puzzles you too. Ever since we’ve started prayer meetings in Ilford, we’ve prayed for people we know to come to Jesus.…
Our weak willpower and the Sabbath
I’ve just read a productivity book called Deep Work by Cal Newport. It’s not a Christian book, but, as Christians, I’m all for “plundering the Egyptians” now and then i.e.…
Full of the Holy Spirit
We saw on Sunday that Barnabas was “full of the Holy Spirit” (Acts 11:24) and I said that every Christian needs to be “full of the Holy Spirit”. Someone, helpfully,…
Helpful links on children in church
“Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them” (Matthew 18:14). Had another exhausting Sunday trying to get your children to sit through church? Wondering why on…
Tax Collector Love
“If you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?” Matthew 5:46. In this verse, Jesus describes “tax-collector” love.…
Answered Prayers Guaranteed
Yesterday at prayer meeting, James recommended the book: Matthew Henry's A Way to Pray (also called A Method for Prayer) It's a great book, so I asked Andrew to write…
Our Great Intersectional High Priest and his #MeToo Moment
“We do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin”…
Two books that are more important than the Bible
“And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead…
A “full diet” of prayer
At men’s breakfast recently, we were thinking about men leading in prayer. One of the ideas I talked about was the importance of praying a “full diet” of prayer, when…