A Definition of Worship

Last night we talked about the importance of worship in the life of a church, and said that worship is more than just singing songs (important though our sung worship is and I absolutely affirm that it is!) Today, I came across this quote from William Temple, former...

Dual Names

Sometimes we can get very confused when reading the Bible because people either have more than one name or there are so many different people with the same name! There are several ‘Herods’ in the Bible (Herod the Great, Herod Antipas, Herod Agrippa I and II, for...

The Personal Touch

One of the things I have found difficult during this period of lockdown is being bombarded by statistics on a daily basis. Mark Twain popularised the saying, ‘There are lies, damned lies, and statistics’, and despite my fondness for the Radio 4 programme ‘More or...

Hearing God

The whole question of how we hear God’s voice has occupied people for centuries. Books have been written on the subject and there is far more to this question than can be answered in a short post! But as we look at Acts 13:1-3, we see three crucial elements mentioned...

The Main Business Of The Church

What is the main business of the church? This is something which has been debated for centuries. Many things can be considered, but we must always remember that Christ is the head of the church and we are His body, not the other way around. He is the One who...