Emmanuel City Centre Key verse(s) to learn: For he himself is our peace, who has made the two groups one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility, by setting aside in his flesh the law with its commands and regulations. His purpose was to create in himself one new humanity out of the two, thus making peace, (Ephesians…
“Christ [is] the very essence of all delights and pleasures, the very soul and substance of them. As all the rivers are gathered into the ocean, which is congregation or meeting-place of all waters in the world: so Christ is that ocean in which all true delights and pleasures meet…His excellencies are pure and unmixed;…
Celebrated mathematical physicist Sir Roger Penrose talks to renowned Christian philosopher William Lane Craig about God and the Universe. They discuss Penrose’s ‘3 realms’ view of reality and his Conformal Cyclical Cosmology. Could the fundamental nature of reality, the Big Bang and the fine tuning of the Universe point towards a creator God? The Universe:…
“Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom.” Charles Spurgeon
“But for today, let’s focus on just one question: If moms use “mom guilt” as shorthand, what is it shorthand for? It seems it is used as a substitute for something that feels harder to say, harder to admit, and harder to deal with. It’s easier to say, “I had mom guilt” than to say…
‘The wind and the rain recognised Jesus’ voice. (They had heard it before, of course – it was the same voice that made them, in the very beginning). They listened to Jesus and they did what he said.’ Sally Lloyd-Jones, The Jesus Storybook Bible, p.242.
In a few days many of our children will be going through the school gates – or into nursery – for the start of a new year. Some with smiles, some with tears. They’re growing up, growing independent. It surprised me when I realised that the Bible doesn’t have much positive to say about independence.…
‘I’m not sure I want to face this all again… I felt quite at home during lockdown…’ If you haven’t felt this way yourself, I’m sure you have heard it from someone else. The easing of restrictions and slow return to a semblance of the life we once knew brings a range of responses. And…
‘Thinking without emotion is impoverished thinking.’ Matthew Mullins, Enjoying the Bible, p.71.
“But pray especially for the Afghans who have no choice but to stay, such as one brother who has already spent time imprisoned for his faith in Afghanistan. He has assured me again and again, “We can trust that our Lord is mighty and will care for his children.” And: “Our hope is not in…