There’s not many men or women who will openly confess to having paid for sex. Being a “punter” is something that men will rarely boast about, but the fact is many have used the services of a prostitute. If you have then you’ll appreciate some of the bible stories better than others and recognise that not much changes in […]
John 1:14-17 And the Word became flesh, and tabernacled among us. And we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and of truth. John bore witness of Him and cried out, saying, This was He of whom I spoke: He who comes after me has been before me, for He was preceding me. And out of His fullness we all have […]
On December 25, Christians around the world will celebrate Jesus’ birth. But just how did the Christmas festival originate and how did December 25 come to be associated with Jesus’ birthday? The Bible offers few clues and extrabiblical evidence from the first and second century is equally sparse. There is no mention of birth celebrations in the writings of early […]
Let us look the difference between institutional leadership and the type leadership in the church in Pauls day. Act 23:2 And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth. Act 23:3 Then said Paul unto him, God shall smite thee, thou whited wall: for sittest thou to judge me after the […]
God wants us to live by faith Galations 3 v12 The law is not based on faith; on the contrary, it says, “The person who does these things will live by them.” There are many of us who still wander in the wilderness having yet to cross over into the promised inheritance of faith. The scriptures tells us that as saints […]
Preface by Mark Greveson Lloyd Crooks is a long and enduring brother in the Lord. We first met in a Neighbourhood Office in Birmingham where we both worked as advisers. We have walked in and out of each others lives over the last 26 years and very often walking back in when God knew the other needed encouragement and the […]