The new humanity
Many who hold to the theory of evolution wonder what?s in store for the human race. Are we going to evolve into a new superhuman, even divine-human species? As is often the case with questions only recently conceived, the Bible anticipated and answered this one...
Don't miss your opportunity!
Have you ever missed an opportunity which was really important to you? There?s nothing quite like that sinking feeling which comes in the pit of our stomachs when our hopes are dashed! You simply can?t describe the desolation which comes when your dreams lie in ruins...
The God who waits to be wanted
At the core of our human nature is the capacity and desire for relationship. As social beings, we long for connection with others and our whole life is about these connections: family, friends and that significant other person with whom we wish to share our life. Have...
Where is love?
February 14th is St. Valentine?s Day, named after the patron saint of romantic love. On that day people?s search for their perfect partner finds special expression through gift cards, flowers and cosy candlelit dinners. But love includes much more than finding that...
The old has gone, the new has come
Every day is a new day. When we enter a New Year, the day seems especially fresh. We begin with renewed hope in the future and a good sense of leaving the past behind us. Of course, this doesn?t happen automatically, as if the first day of January has some magical...
Spotlight on Jesus
And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist. And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the pre-eminence. (Colossians 1:17-18) Jesus, the Word made flesh, has total...
The Christmas sign
For there is born to you this day in the city of David?a Savior,?who is Christ the Lord. And this?will be?the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger.? (Luke 2:11-12) It is difficult to miss the Christmas season in London....
Godly intervention
I want to talk about intervention. By this, I mean receiving influence from outside ourselves. We are called to admonish, encourage, challenge and exhort one another on a daily basis. This is necessary because we all have a habit of excusing ourselves from the call of...