Over the last few weeks, well 6 to be accurate, I have been able to spend some good time with my children. We did the normal day trips out to the zoo and other locations that were utterly mobbed by parents just like me. A look of desperation in our eyes, exhausted from having the […]
I was listening to a podcast recently as the guys were talking about ‘live ammo’ as a way of describing the reality of the life we live. This isn’t a dress rehearsal in which we get to use blanks and simulate each days situations. We are using live ammo and the shots are real, the […]
I remember seeing a Facebook post a mate of mine had posted recently and it said this: “Jesus leaving the 99 to find 1 seems irrational and senseless – until that 1 is you.” Over this year I have been trying to reflect a little bit about the grace of God and the rescue mission […]
FIVE: Master of YOUR universe We made it, the final blog. Thank you for joining me on this journey, I wanted to finish this series with a simple invite. We started by exploring who Jesus claimed to be, set against his statement that all authority on earth and in heaven was his, ie him being […]
FOUR: Master of the spiritual universe OK, so I said last week that I wanted to separate the supernatural universe from the spiritual one, and this is why. Jesus deals with something called sin, and this is so important that it needed a blog on its own. In this series I have wanted to show […]
THREE: Master of the supernatural universe I want to reflect a bit in this blog about how Jesus was master of the supernatural universe. I will deal specifically with the ‘spiritual’ universe in the next blog, (ie sin), so this is about the supernatural. I grew up in the UK and to be totally honest, […]
TWO: Master of the natural universe I remember watching the news in 2004 after a 9.1 magnitude earthquake rocked the earth resulting in a massive tsunami that killed more than 230,000 people in fourteen different countries. The videos that gradually emerged of this tsunami were utterly horrifying, the speed and ferocity of the wave brought […]
I grew up watching plenty of cartoons, and the best, by far was He Man, Master of the Universe. I am sure you know exactly who I am on about, but just in case you don’t, He Man was amazing. Muscles on muscles, a beautiful mop of golden hair in a mullet, and a spandex […]
30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Matthew 11:30 (NIV) Maybe you have read this verse before and it has been an inspiration to you, I know that’s true for me. I was recently at the men’s group I am part of, and one of the guys, Rick, shared this bible verse […]
33 “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” John 16:33 (NIV) What things did Jesus tell them? Well, he basically told them that soon their grief would be turned into joy. Jesus had come from the father […]
