Guest Post by David McCullough He will not forget your works! September 16, 2019 This is a guest post by David McCullough - Minister of Woodstock R.P.C., Belfast - who penned this reflection on Christian Service while on holiday... Footprints in the SandStrolling back across
Personal Evangelism Testifying on Treadmills... September 14, 2019 Just back from the gym after a 4 kilometer run: I'd planned to slip in and out before many people were up. It had been a sleepless night - I was pacing the
Self-Examination September 07, 2019 As I get ready for communion I've just penned a few thoughts about how to self-examine... A Testing QuestionPaul tells the communion church that they have to examine self. What sort of examination
Psalm 23 The Shepherd in Shadowlands August 24, 2019 Needing the Good ShepherdIt's dark, very dark. You're scared, very scared. Bleak, black, bad describes your circumstance that surrounds. Perhaps it's due to stress, depression, unemployment or divorce; or maybe crushing disappointment or
fruitfulness Power to Produce August 19, 2019 Some thoughts I typed just over a week ago... A Turn in WeatherIt clouded over today so we decided to explore - we spent an hour walking along the beach at the side
Gethsemane Garden of Grief August 12, 2019 A Provocative Question"Are those olive groves?" That was the question that my wife asked me this morning. We were on our way back to our apartment after the daily grocery shop! A
Psalm Singing Songs for the Summer August 10, 2019 Just a quick post before I head off, God willing, to Lake Garda, in Lombardy, Italy, on the edge of the Dolomites, near Verona - praying for some joyful R & R with
The Gospel The Bare Bones of the Gospel July 29, 2019 IntroRecent fossil discoveries have left paleontologists stroking beards - a triceratops in the States and a unidirectional shoal of fish in SW France, near Cognac, hit headline news this week. AmbitionI must confess
Hope Stuck in the Past? July 27, 2019 A Common ConditionFrom time to time we bump into folk who seem glued into a groove. For a whole variety of reasons, which they may or may not have caused, they linger on
Loving Kindness Reasons for Romance July 22, 2019 Why was Boaz so attracted to Ruth? That is a question I pondered as I was reading the family tree in Matthew (for me a constant source of fruit)! ...And Salmon the father
The Heart of Christ Christ's Refreshing Heart July 15, 2019 IntroductionYesterday was a treat - particularly worship last night. I attended a local service at which a friend I trained with was preaching. An Experience of RefreshmentHonestly, I was blown away: perhaps I
Church The Big Plus July 13, 2019 Just finished family worship with Hazel and the boys - tonight we read, with comment, Ephesians chapter 1. Quite breathtaking really, when you think about the glories of the great and gracious redemptive
Psalm 11 Well Let's Just See... July 13, 2019 Psalm 11Crumbling Foundations2019 has been a distressing year in the West. New York State passed legislation sanctioning pregnancy termination at any point in gestation. A Northern Ireland court, just last week, handed out
Christ the Creator Each according to its kind... July 06, 2019 Just back from a morning stroll around the Royal Botanical Gardens in Kew, London, with wife Hazel and daughter Rebekah. There were many wonderful highlights to survey in its sprawling acres - the
Psalm 19 What A Wonderful Word - Psalm 19 June 17, 2019 IntroductionThere are few psalms in the Psalter that muse so loudly on the Bible (not forgetting Psalm 1 and 119) - yet there are parts of this hymn which are quite hard to
Day of the LORD Preaching the Day of the LORD June 15, 2019 Chastening ExperienceSome time ago I preached a short, summertime series of sermons on the book of Zephaniah. I had studied it in college for an 'Advanced Hebrew' module. I thought it would be
Humiliation of Christ Total Humiliation May 25, 2019 I'm preaching tomorrow on the third prediction in Mark of the 'total humiliation' of Christ. The question I want to ask is why must the Son of Man suffer the most cruel, excruciating,
Conscience Clearing Your Conscience - Acts 24:16 May 18, 2019 It is vital for every Christian to keep the conscience clear. There are many things of which the world, flesh and devil may accuse us, which may be true or false. To serve
Book Review Must-Read for Many! May 13, 2019 On strong recent recommendation, a few days ago, I picked up a book that my wife Hazel kindly purchased for me, and began to leaf through its pages. It is utterly contemporary, thoroughly
prayer A Call To Arms - Weapon Up! May 11, 2019 Just a few brief thoughts on prayer came to mind recently about the importance of prayer as I was meditating on Ephesians 6.18: Prayer an Offensive Weapon The aim is to fight
Psalm 146 Psalm 146 - Messiah or Prince? May 06, 2019 We are stirred by this Psalm to make God our trust - the structure is simple and its message is clear. Unbridled Praise - Verses 1-2The psalmist rouses his soul to present himself
thanksgiving Cultivating Thankfulness April 27, 2019 We are commanded in the Scriptures to be grateful in all circumstances... I've just returned from a walk, after a fairly chilled-out day, after a prolonged, exhausting period, that made me start to
Climate Change Climate Carnage! April 22, 2019 After a week of 'extinction rebel' protests, in which citizens glued themselves to trains, even the media outlets realize the London 'lunacy' went too far. Actress Emma Thompson, the most vocal 'Queen-of-Protesters,'
God Save the King - Psalm 20 April 15, 2019 IntroductionFamous battle-songs have led warriors into war. While Southerners sang 'Dixie', the North sang 'John Brown's Body'. It was Robert. E. Lee who wrote: "I don't believe we can have an army without
psalm 104 Praise to Almighty, the King of Creation -Psalm 104:1-4 April 08, 2019 A while back our monarch came to Stormont House in Belfast, the Northern Ireland Parliament. Crowds lined the route & I got a look. The Queen seemed to shine in her horse-drawn carriage.
