You were dead through the trespasses and sins in which you once lived, following the course of this world, following the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work among those who are disobedient. All of us once lived among them in the passions of our flesh, following the […]
Daily Devotion 15th August 2018
I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love towards all the saints, and for this reason I do not cease to give thanks for you as I remember you in my prayers. I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a […]
Daily Devotion 14th August
In him you also, when you had heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and had believed in him, were marked with the seal of the promised Holy Spirit; this is the pledge of our inheritance towards redemption as God’s own people, to the praise of his glory. Reflection It’s astonishing how […]
Daily Devotion 13th August
In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and insight he has made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure that he set forth in Christ, as a plan […]
Daily Devotion 12th August 2018
1 From foes and all who threaten me,O God, be my defence.2 Save me from evildoers’ handsand men of violence. 3 See how they lie in wait for me!Ferocious men combineAgainst me, LORD, for no offenceor sinful deed of mine. 4 I have not done them any wrong,yet they prepare to fight.Arise to help me […]
Daily Devotion 11th August
Born in 1193 in Assisi of a wealthy family, Clare caught the joy of a new vision of the gospel from Francis’ preaching. Escaping from home, first to the Benedictines and then to a Béguine-style group, she chose a contemplative way of life when she founded her own community, which lived in corporate poverty understood […]
Daily Devotion by Michael Hopkins
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus and are faithful in Christ Jesus: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ […]
The Epistle to the Ephesians
Dear <<First Name>> I hope you’ve found our working through the Apostles’ Creed interesting and useful. Between now and early September we will be reading though the Epistle to the Ephesians. Until the late 18th Century this epistle was universally thought to have been written by the Apostle Paul. Opinion is now divided between those who believe […]
Daily Devotion 8th August
©W Hamond, UFS, with apologies to Eric Clapton (“Tears in Heaven”) Most of us actually believe in the immortality of the soul: when we die, our souls – the “real us” – live on in heaven with God. That’s not resurrection. It’s giving up on the world: God can’t save the world, so opts […]
Daily Devotion 7th August 2018
When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.’ Reflection Broken hands on broken ploughs,Broken treaties, broken vows,Broken bodies, broken bones,Broken voices on broken phonesBroken words […]