A Now and Forever Faith

<dt > Martin Gommel / Foter    What are the most powerful words in the world for believers? My friend, John Guest, says that the most powerful words in the world are, "God loves you." I don't disagree. Yet, for many believers who are Continue Reading

A Thanksgiving Thought

One of my favorite preachers is the 19th century Scottish preacher-boy, Robert Murray M’Cheyne, who ministered at St. Peter’s, Dundee. M’Cheyne once wrote: “Unfathomable oceans of grace are in Christ for you. Dive and dive again, you will  Continue Reading

Norman Davies and the Appalling Problem of a Failure to Stand

The occasion was my graduation from the University of Wales. The British Union Jack was raised, a young lady led us in singing a national anthem. But I could never understand why part of the faculty of the University of Wales refused to stand. I stood, Continue Reading

Family Devotions, 1 John 5:13 and The Cottar’s Saturday Night

This entry originally appeared on The Call with Mike Milton. Visit there for more thoughts, reflections and resources.     he following letter is one that I wrote to my family following last night’s devotions, in which we studied 1 John. Our Continue Reading

What God Starts, God Completes

About two years ago, Christian Focus Publications of Scotland approached me about writing an autobiography. I resisted at first, thinking that (1) I was too young for such a thing; and (2) I had not lived a life interesting enough for others to read. Continue Reading