When Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus outside and sat on the judge’s bench at a place called The Stone Pavement, or in Hebrew Gabbatha. Now it was the day of Preparation for the Passover; and it was about noon. He said to the Jews, ‘Here is your King!’ They cried out, ‘Away with […]
Daily Devotion 26th July 2018
The angel said to Mary, ‘The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be holy; he will be called Son of God. Reflection The Creed refers strangely to two participants in a drama we more usually encounter in wintry […]
Daily Devotion 25th July
For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life. Reflection When we say the words ‘and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord’, we are using titles for Jesus rich in association and importance. The world […]
Daily Devotion 24th July 2018
Has all of humanity, in every age, looked up at the blazing canopy of stars or out from the shore at the endless face of water – stilled in awe? Has each child cried out in discoveries wonder at the snake in the garden, only to learn its true name – ‘worm’? Have each of […]
The Apostles’ Creed
Dear <<First Name>> I hope you found our journey through Titus rewarding and that you feel you know this Epistle better than before. Our next series looks, in detail, at the Apostles’ Creed. The URC upholds, amongst others, the Apostles’ Creed. We tend only to use it during baptismal services which is a shame. Other traditions recite […]
Daily Devotion 22nd July
1 O my God, show mercy to me;men would take my life away.Hostile forces press upon me;they pursue me all the day. 2 Slanderers are close behind me;they pursue me all day long.In their arrogance they hound me;they are numerous and strong. 3 When I am afraid, I’ll trust you.4 I will praise your faithful […]
Daily Devotion 20th July
Born in London in 1478, Thomas More studied classics and then the law, being called to the Bar at twenty-three years old. His clear honesty and integrity impressed Henry VIII and he appointed Thomas as his Chancellor. He supported the king in his efforts to reform the clergy but disagreed over Henry’s disputes with the […]
Daily Devotion 19th July
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 […]