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  It might be good advice for us to lift up our eyes.   Perhaps the pilgrims sang this Psalm as they went up to Jerusalem, heading for M...

 If you are coming to church tomorrow, you may wish to look away now:   How was Abraham justified? (v1) (And how are we justified?)   ...

Although they will sometimes use other metaphors like “prayer is the breathing of the soul” [1] or prayer as “a letter we send to” God [2] ...

Matthew Bingham tries to distil some of the practical advice which the Puritans and similar writers gave for Christian Meditation (that is, ...

In my little (Conservative Evangelical) corner of the Christian world, we very much encourage personal Bible reading and prayer. The daily d...

Others have probably done a much better job at this (please do comment with links!), but a friend provoked me to say that a lot more BCP in ...

I want to consider the temptation of Jesus with you under three headings with three key words and a suggested response in each case:   (1)...

 God-willing I am helping out at a PCC Vision Day today. Here's my handout for the opening session: Acts 2:42-end A MODEL CHURCH: “T...

  With our Lent Course on Matthew’s Gospel beginning on Wednesday, I wanted to say something about why you should give some time to one of t...

  Ash Wednesday 2026 Isaiah 58:1-12 (p744) Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 (p970)   ·        True and false repentance ·        The heart and...

  There is an industry of Stoicism for Today and Bite-Size Buddhism.   Christians have differed on how to account for the wisdom of the ...

  Dust and ashes - אפר / עפר - are a Biblical symbol of mourning, repentance and prayer for mercy, e.g. Daniel 9.3, Jonah 3.6; there is wa...

 Most Christians I know love the Psalms. They give us God-given words to say back to God which we know he approves of, and yet which also so...

Remembering some of the things Alexei Navalny said. “My job is to seek the Kingdom of God and his righteousness, and leave it to good old Je...

 Some jottings towards a review If you have any thoughts about what you would say or ask about this book, especially for Reformed Evangelica...

  Or at least some myths about better versions of well-informed Reformed Evangelicalism as we might like it to be.   Do you agree these ar...

  What to expect when you come to church in Bodle Street   Perhaps you’re not a regular at church. Maybe you come sometimes at Christmas...

  Some random jottings For / from a conversation on ‘Inspirational Breakfast with Michael Fanstone’ on Premier Christian Radio (Fri 30 ...