Journeyman

I didn’t think that I was going to have anything else worth saying this week. I was right, but Bishop Wright makes a good case for the resurrection in response to an article by Adam Rutherford in this week’s Guardian. Adam appears to be taking part in an Alpha course and he discusses his views [...]

Yesterday morning (Wednesday) I was responsible for leading devotions for the group taking part in the Window on Wycliffe (WOW) course. We were looking at God’s incarnation in Jesus Christ and this being a translation of who God is into the world.
The summary of what I did and say goes as follows…
Activity
Taking Peter as an [...]

This week I was reading about Tearfund’s research saying that church attendance is going up,
‘Our understanding is that more people are attending now than before, even if that is only a couple of times a year rather than every week.  This might mean going to church at one of the high points in their family’s [...]

Time out of the office isn’t always convenient, but there are some things that are worth investing in. Today it was the Wycliffe Vision morning that took up my time, but I’m so glad that I went.
To share in some of the stories, hear of the successes of the past and consider the challenges of [...]

This weekend we managed to tick a whole load of stuff off the list of to-dos for the wedding. We’ve sorted out who needs to be where during the day and think we have most of the transport covered. The rings were collected, suits booked, cake designed and stands ordered (now we just need to [...]

HT: Marko

The Temptation of Jesus

Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted there by the devil. For forty days and forty nights he fasted and became very hungry.
During that time the devil came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become [...]