Influences
In general, Western culture is American culture. It slipped into western consciousness and practise its roots firmly planted in the Second World War. It came by way of movies and television, literature and music; progressed with clothing, food, and beverage brands, American franchises now govern the market, and American sayings are now commonly heard around […]
Rainbows
And God said this is a token of the covenant which I make between me and you, and every living creature with you for everlasting generations: I set my rainbow in the cloud. And it shall be a token of a covenant between me and the earth. (Genesis 9:12-13) So, June is rainbow month. I […]
Persecutions today
The most recent list from Open Doors International (ODI) shows the persecution of Christians continues to rise, most notable in non-Christian countries. The country cited as the current worst offender is Nigeria, slightly ahead of Afghanistan and India. Iran is also mentioned but not Israel, where harassment of local Christian communities by more militant zealots […]
Woman of the New Testament
There are several women who spring to mind when we think of the New Testament; the mother of Jesus, her cousin Elizabeth, the sisters Mary and Martha and Mary Magdalene. Mary, the mother of Mark was the sister of Barnabas. And there were others not so fondly disposed; Herodias and her daughter named Salome by […]
Peter’s keys
And I will give to thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. (Matt 16:19) It can be said with certainty; Pentecost was a defining moment for Christianity. Not only did […]
Works or the Blood
In 1971, English composer, Gavin Bryars was given a tape of a destitute homeless man singing the same words over and over, his recollection of the chorus to a hymn he once knew. He was recorded along with others living rough in parts of London. Bryars found the length of the recording fitted neatly into […]
The Lord’s Prayer
But you, when you pray, enter into your room. And shutting the door, pray to your Father in secret; and your Father who sees in secret shall reward you openly. But when you pray, do not babble vain words … for your Father knows what you have need of before you ask. (Matthew 6:6-8) These […]
Marks and Signs
There is a lot of talk of digital currencies, ID cards, facial recognition and smart technology looking to record our every move. While we are right to be concerned by these things, they are not the Mark of the Beast as some imagine, and cannot diminish the Salvation of JESUS in us. Yet they will […]
Where have the Christians gone?
Like a lot of things today Christians appear in short supply; Church turnout at its lowest ebb since attendance records began. Since the 1950s those professing Christianity has dropped by almost half in much of the western world. In Europe at an all time low, albeit 90% of people surveyed in the last five years, […]
What is it about Russia
More to the point, what’s up with American Evangelism and their skewed opinion on Russia, the East and the Jewish State? Evangelicals have a strange mindset Moscow is the Biblical enemy of Israel and the West, which is of course nonsense. Along with other spurious items their ‘evidence’ is selected Bible verses used to lobby […]