This week we continue the story of God making a people of blessing through imperfect people. In this week’s episode, Jacob meets God in an unexpected place. The reading is Genesis 28:10-22.
How can god be in charge when … ?
This week, I explore Genesis 25:19-34 which tells the story of Isaac and Rebekah’s long wait for children. Then, when Esau and Jacob arrive, they prove in their characters to be great disappointments. How can we believe that God is in charge of our lives when things like this happen?
Some Reflections on Marriage and Relationship from the Story of Isaac Meeting Rebekah
I forgot to schedule this post for this morning – oh dear.
Anyway, here are this week’s devotional thoughts, based on Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67. As I say in the video, I hope these observations help you whether you are in a relationship, waiting for one, or coping with the end of one.
And this week, it’s filmed for the first time on my new Nikon Z 6 camera. It was recorded in 4K, but that made for a massive file, so I converted it to HD before uploading.
GIVING BACK TO THE GREAT GIVER
This week, I’m tackling the difficult and disturbing story in Genesis 22:1-19 where God asks Abraham to sacrifice his only son, Isaac.
Prayers come from Ray Simpson‘s book Celtic Worship Throughout The Year.
Sermon and Prayers: How God’s Grace Heals Our Mess
This week’s reflections are based on Genesis 21:8-21:
Sermon and Prayers: Meeting God the Stranger in Ordinary Life and Finding Hope in Disappointment
Here’s the video with this week’s reflections. I reflect on the story of the three strangers who meet Abraham and Sarah by the oaks of Mamre and renew their faith that God will give them a son (Genesis 18:1-15).
Sermon and Prayers for Trinity Sunday: Difficult Doctrine but Simple Application
The doctrine of the Trinity may be daunting, but really it is about setting some boundaries around our doctrine of God.
And when it comes down to it, the practical applications to our life and faith from it are simple and straightforward.
Here, then, are this week’s video devotions:
Don’t Be Weirded Out By Pentecost (Acts 2:1-21)
This week’s devotions are for Pentecost Sunday. Many Christians get spooked by the narrative of Pentecost and the Holy Spirit generally. In this talk I want to encourage you to embrace the meaning of Pentecost and all it stands for.
Apologies for the over-exposure of the video – not sure what went wrong. Everything looked right before we started recording!
How The Ascension Asks Questions Of Us – Plus A Surprise At The End
The story of the Ascension is, to put it mildly, strange to modern ears, and we ask questions of it. But in this week’s devotion I argue that the Ascension asks questions of us.
Watch here:
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Forward To Normal: Finding A Prophetic Voice After COVID-19
It’s been a long time.
Years.
But restarting this blog is long overdue.
For the past several weeks during the coronavirus lockdown I’ve been posting weekly devotional videos on YouTube in place of regular sermons. At the very least – and especially considering how popular the sermons have been on here – I thought I ought to start posting them here as well as church websites, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
So here is this week’s.
There are just two disadvantages to this: you get both to hear me and to see me.
Big Circumstance 