by melissa | Feb 23, 2019 | Spiritual Growth
by Ian Wilsher I love the word of God. But then what’s not to love? I became a Christian in my first year of university and had the privilege of attending student Christian conferences at which world class teachers opened up and explained His Word. It whet my...
by melissa | Feb 23, 2019 | Spiritual Growth
My reading opened with, “Remember how the Lord your God led you all the way through the desert these forty years, to humble you and test you in order to know what was in your heart.” (Deuteronomy 8:2) This Scripture made my spirit leap – I was in the...
by melissa | Feb 20, 2019 | Articles, Spiritual Growth
Report from Bristol, UK: 28 th February 2017 (Christian Concern) Street Preachers Convicted in Modern Day Heresy Trial. Two street preachers have today been convicted of a public order offence, after a public prosecutor, Mr Jackson, claimed that publicly quoting parts...
by melissa | May 18, 2016 | Spiritual Growth
Beware of Independence! Due to my upbringing and culture, I tend to equate maturity with independence. A child – or so the thinking goes – is dependent on its parents, but an adult should not need to depend on anyone. I don’t think I am alone in this belief. As...
by melissa | May 13, 2016 | Spiritual Growth
by Ian Rea Motivational speakers are always quick to point out that we grow when we are forced out of our comfort zone. I agree. In April, we went on a holiday that took me so far out of my comfort zone that it looked like a ship disappearing over the horizon. It all...
by melissa | May 12, 2016 | Spiritual Growth
You often hear people comforting the bereaved with words like ‘well at least they have gone to a better place’ Have they? How do we know? And isn’t it arrogant or at least presumptuous to assume that a person (or that we ourselves) will definitely go to Heaven? If...