Well, good morning, or good evening, wherever you are reading this from. Let’s open our hearts to the Word of God tonight, because there’s something stirring in my spirit about this whole business with Israel. You know, I’ve been watching the news, and listening to what’s being said out there,...
You know, folks, when we open the book of Nehemiah, we find a man in a pretty good spot. He’s the king’s cupbearer, nice job, close to power, plenty of security. But then the news comes from Judah ~ the walls of Jerusalem are broken down, the gates burned with...
Folks, let’s open our Bibles to Revelation chapter 3, verse 20, where the Lord Jesus says these tender words: “Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he...
Well, folks, let’s open our Bibles, I am using the NKJV today and have a look at what the Word of God has to say about this whole business of repentance, fasting, and those things we see around us like Ash Wednesday and Lent. You know, as we go through...
You know, here in the UK, folks get all excited about this thing called Pancake Tuesday, or Shrove Tuesday. They flip pancakes, have family suppers, church events, pancake races… It’s become quite the custom, especially in the Church of England and the Episcopal churches. People enjoy it, and that’s fine...
Well, folks, here we are on Valentine’s Day again. As I was running over Conic Hill last night, thinking about this devotional today, running past the SPAR grocery store in Drymen, the shop is full of hearts and flowers, cards and candy. But let’s take a moment and turn to...
You know, folks, life has a way of bringing us to places we never expected. Back in 2012 and 2013, my wife and I went through something that broke our hearts wide open ~ we lost two precious babies in the womb to miscarriage. We had that moment of joy,...
God’s Way of Speaking in the Old Days – And How Much Better It Is Now I have been watching Tyler Gaulden of Hillcrest Baptist Church doing a teaching series on the temple and priests. As I watch and study what he is teaching and go through the Word of...
Rekindling the Fear of the Lord From Avoiding Judgment to Adoring His Presence In the quiet moments, yesterday, while hiking up a local hill here in Helensburgh, away from the noise of the world, I’ve felt it, a deep longing to be close to God, to dwell in His presence,...
This verse caught me the other day, and it can be found in 2 Corinthians 4:16. Paul writes, “Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day” (NKJV). You know, folks’ life has a way of...