Rescue Plans

When we were in Whitby this weekend, we visited the Lifeboat Museum. The winds were up and the sea was rough, so it was all too easy to read of the many thousands of lifeboat rescues with an eye that could vividly imagine the pitfalls and perils involved in each...

Like the sound of many waters

“The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the LORD thunders over the mighty waters. The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is majestic. The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; the LORD breaks in pieces the cedars of...

A Passion for Your Name

We looked at Romans 9:1-18 in the Bible study, a chapter that has helped shaped Calvinist doctrine over the years and which can, at first glance, appear to paint a picture of a very arbitrary God. God’s sovereignty is indeed stressed in this chapter, but whilst...

Magnificent Defeat

Whilst musing on paradox, submission and how victory comes through defeat (all while swimming… it’s amazing what thoughts you can have while counting off the lengths… 110 today, if anyone’s interested…), the lyrics of a song I last...

Outrageous grace

“But we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles…” (1 Cor 1:23)Our itching ears want to hearThe latest methodology.We long to discoverThe newest novelty, the most innovative technique. We clamour for...