Reactions to the Cross - Conclusion
I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the...
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Apr 23, 20228 min read
Reactions to the Cross - Belief and Disbelief
Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. When they saw him, they worshipped him; but...
Apr 19, 20226 min read
Reactions to the Cross - Obedience
Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. Then he said to him, ‘Follow me!’ John 21:19 NIVUK...
Apr 16, 20225 min read
Reactions to the Cross - Doubt and Faith
Now Thomas (also known as Didymus), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, ‘We...
Apr 14, 202212 min read
Reactions to the Cross - The Light of the Cross
The Light of the Cross One of the most jaw-dropping moments I've ever had was a visit to University Square in Bucharest, just five years...
Apr 12, 202210 min read
Reactions to the Cross - The Darkness of the Cross
A number of years ago, we decided to visit Krakow in Poland. Our teenage daughter found out that Krakow is a short distance from the...
Apr 9, 20228 min read
Reactions to the Cross - Denial
Then Peter remembered the word Jesus had spoken: ‘Before the cock crows, you will disown me three times.’ And he went outside and wept...
Apr 5, 20226 min read
Reactions to the Cross - Desertion
Desertion In that hour Jesus said to the crowd, ‘Am I leading a rebellion, that you have come out with swords and clubs to capture me?...
Apr 2, 20226 min read
Reactions to the Cross - Betrayal
Then one of the Twelve – the one called Judas Iscariot – went to the chief priests and asked, ‘What are you willing to give me if I...
Mar 29, 20228 min read
Reactions to the Cross - Fear
They were on their way up to Jerusalem, with Jesus leading the way, and the disciples were astonished, while those who followed were...
Mar 27, 20225 min read
Reactions to the Cross - Grief
When they came together in Galilee, he said to them, ‘The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men. They will kill him,...
Mar 23, 20228 min read
Reactions to the Cross - Lack of Understanding
And they were all amazed at the greatness of God. While everyone was marvelling at all that Jesus did, he said to his disciples, ‘Listen...
Mar 20, 20227 min read
Reactions to the Cross - Disbelief
From that time on Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders,...
Mar 16, 20225 min read
Reactions to the Cross - Introduction
Jews demand signs and Greeks look for wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling-block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, but...
Sep 14, 20213 min read
The Secret to Resilience - Conclusion
Conclusion Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Romans 12:12 NIVUK https://bible.com/bible/113/rom.12.12.NIVUK I...
Sep 11, 20216 min read
The Secret to Resilience - Faithful in Prayer
Be... faithful in prayer So let me ask you: how is your prayer life? Please don't tell me that you have your prayer time in your car on...
Sep 7, 20215 min read
The Secret to Resilience - Patient in Affliction
"Be... patient in affliction" 'All we need is just a little patience'. So sung Axl Rose in the 1990s Guns 'N' Roses acoustic megahit....
Sep 4, 20216 min read
The Secret to Resilience - Joyful in Hope
Be joyful in hope. A few years ago, before lockdown prevented foreign travel, we took a cheap break to Bulgaria before I started my...
Sep 1, 20212 min read
The Secret to Resilience
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Romans 12:12 NIVUK https://bible.com/bible/113/rom.12.12.NIVUK What do you...
Aug 24, 20219 min read
The Path Through Suffering - He is our Hope
He is our hope The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him; it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of...
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