“But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.” Acts 1:8 [KJV] Hawthorn berries “What are you doing to reach your Jerusalem?” I remember hearing this question about five years ago. Our church was letterboxing tracts for Easter or Christmas. Above the table stacked with bundles of tracts and invites, hung a large map of the

“And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.” 2 Corinthians 12:9 [KJV] Last week, I gave a speech in one of my Bible College classes. The topic was ‘illness’, so I shared what the Lord has been teaching me through chronic illness. Looking back over God’s goodness throughout the last decade was such an encouragement to m

“He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.” Proverbs 25:28 [KJV] Last week, I was sitting at my desk when I suddenly felt very downhearted. A heavy emotional weight settled on me, my eyes turned weepy, and my thoughts spiralled. Is all this study just filling my head with knowledge? Is there any purpose in what I’m doing in life? What if I’m wrong about, well, everything? Then I paused. Why was I thinking like this? Mome