“You Prepared a Table Before Me…” Psalm 23:5 (NIV) The Saviour’s Invitation Can you picture yourself sitting at a table that God has laid before you? This is not an empty table but is a feast of fellowship prepared by God in the presence of your enemies. What do you make of this scenario? When … More Breaking Bread with Jesus Part 1
When the grey waters of endless seas become my prevailing view And high waves toss my focus away from you When my heart seems as a stranded ship and doubt seems imminently due There your love will find me faithful Father, your hands will hold me true Where a parched wasteland of desert sand feels … More Not Lost to You (Poem)
“This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us.” 1 John 3:16 There is an old children’s story called ‘The Giving Tree’ written by Shel Silverstein over half a century ago. The story basically follows the story of an apple tree and a boy who become friends and … More A child of Abba, Father
“They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of his splendour.” Isaiah 61:3 Nailed with Jesus to the two pieces of wood that formed the cross or “tree” was the fruit of disobedience and shame of Adam and Eve and through them all humanity that had come from … More Living Seeds Part 2
“He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream.” Jeremiah 17:8 There is something so glorious and beautiful in witnessing the vibrant annual autumnal transformation of town streets, wooded paths and country lanes that become awash with blends of golden orange, yellow and fiery red. I love … More Living Seeds Part 1
“Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink.” John 7:37 (NIV) Hanging on the wall of my room there is one of those five-piece canvas wall pictures of a cascading waterfall pouring water into a turquoise pool beneath (image pictured below). It has become one of my favourite landscape pictures and not just … More Under the Living Waterfall
Christ’s Hope for the Lamenting Heart In anguish stands my soul as sigh I must As my eyes behold one thousand reflections of fractured weariness A broken reflection shattered on the rocks of weathered trust My heart wrenches in sorrow; a tender shoot exposed to nature’s stress For stabbed am I by the memory of … More The Mirror and His Light (Poem)
“By his wounds, we are healed.” Isaiah 53:5 (NIV) The Enfolding Embrace of Christ I heard a true story shared by a Canadian pastor that moved me to tears and seems fitting to repeat here in thinking about the wounds that marked Jesus, each one an evident reminder of his love for each one of … More Embraced by Jesus, Our Wounded Saviour
‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the LORD Almighty. Zechariah 4:6 The Invisible Wall Have you ever noticed a bee trying to escape the confines of your house only to be confronted by two pains of clear glass? You can see it frantically struggle and push against to no avail … More The Author of Freedom for the Despondent Soul
“I will give you rest” Matthew 11:28 (NIV) Overflowing Concerns of the Soul I was reminded of one morning in church a few months back where I was feeling deeply wearied by the tiredness of the working week and weighed down by the heaviness of future uncertainties, anxieties and frustrations clouding my mind. As I … More The Whispered Invitation
Abba's Dearly Beloved 