Gregory of Nyssa was born at Caesarea in what is now Turkey around the year 330 and died in the year 394. He was one of the three ‘Cappadocian Fathers’, along with his brother Basil and their friend Gregory of Nazianzus. He was introduced to the spiritual life by his elder sister Macrina who exercised […]
Daily Devotion 18th July 2018
But avoid stupid controversies, genealogies, dissensions, and quarrels about the law, for they are unprofitable and worthless. After a first and second admonition, have nothing more to do with anyone who causes divisions, since you know that such a person is perverted and sinful, being self-condemned. Reflection Being a parent teaches you some valuable lessons. […]
Daily Devotion by Dave Coaker
For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, despicable, hating one another. But when the goodness and loving-kindness of God our Saviour appeared, he saved us, not because of any works of righteousness that we had done, but according to his […]
Daily Devotion 15th July 2018
1 O God, please listen to my prayer;do not ignore my plea.2 My anxious thoughts make me distraught;O hear and answer me. 3 I’m troubled by the voice of foes,by their malicious stare;For they bring suffering to me—their hatred I must bear. 4 Within me anguish grips my heart;death’s terrors have come near.5 I tremble […]
Daily Devotion 14th July 2018
Remind them to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work, to speak evil of no one, to avoid quarrelling, to be gentle, and to show every courtesy to everyone. Reflection One of the ‘spine-tingling’ moments of the Statement concerning the Nature, Faith and Order of the […]
Daily Devotion 13th July
For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all, training us to renounce impiety and worldly passions, and in the present age to live lives that are self-controlled, upright, and godly, while we wait for the blessed hope and the manifestation of the glory of our great God and Saviour, Jesus Christ. He […]
Daily Devotion 12th July 2018
I was horrified to learn that in 1791, when a bill to abolish the slave trade lost in the House of Commons, Church bells rang out in celebration. This piece of Scripture is a real challenge. At the time that it was written, perhaps, a third of people in the Roman world were slaves. Many […]
Daily Devotion by Richard Church
Likewise, urge the younger men to be self-controlled. Show yourself in all respects a model of good works, and in your teaching show integrity, gravity, and sound speech that cannot be censured; then any opponent will be put to shame, having nothing evil to say of us. Reflection When Dr Billy Graham died, full of […]
Daily Devotion 10th July 2018
The writer of this ‘instruction leaflet’ is certainly going through a long list of who should do what and how, so that Titus, as leader of the new and struggling Christian community in Crete has definite guidelines on how Christians could stand out in the community in which they live and work. Having told the […]
Daily Devotion 9th July 2018
This shortest of short passages raises many questions and challenging ideas for me, not least is how to address them in a short reflection. Just how might we identify what is sound doctrine or what might be consistent with it? Then follows the challenge, for me, that it is to the older men that the […]