Category Archives: Daily Devotions

Devotions are written primarily for my small group. Others are welcome to browse.

Car Boot Sale Christianity

If you live in England and you are looking for people on a Sunday morning, you’ll find them at the local Car Boot Sale.  If you are looking for Christians, you will find them in the church.  Why do they … Continue reading

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‘Show Me’ Christians

The Bereans are well known in some Christian circles for their hard work.  When Paul preached about Jesus Christ they did not just accept the truth because of his say so.  The Bereans went back and looked through the scriptures to see … Continue reading

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Philippi

The city of Philippi was on a trade route from Rome, through Greece/Macedonia to Turkey and beyond.  It had an elite of retired Roman soldiers and there were very few Jews living there.  Paul does his usual process of going to the … Continue reading

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Quarreling Missionaries

Paul and Barnabas had a fight.  We are not told who was in the right or who was in the wrong, but their disagreement was so sharp that they went their own ways.  God used this foul up.  He actually … Continue reading

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It Ain’t What You Do

We used to sing a song that said: Just as I am, without one plea, but that thy blood was shed for me, and that thou bidst me come to thee, O Lamb of God, I come, I come. There … Continue reading

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Evangelism and Discipleship

When Jesus sends the apostles into the world he sends them to make disciples.  It is my opinion that evangelism is the first step on a longer journey.  The Chapel (www.chapel.org) just had some success with 150 people claiming to … Continue reading

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History as His Story

Paul preaches in a way that he shows history to be the unfolding of God’s story.  We should look at the years that have passed and not see Biblical years and years that the Bible does not speak to.  It … Continue reading

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How Many Blacks Should My Church Have?

It is Black History Month in the United States.  I was pastor at a black church called Hi Praz in Bellwood for about two years.  I loved the experience.  I loved the spirit and the soul-food.  However, the argument still … Continue reading

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Philippians 4: Grace Under Pressure

I was just about to turn 14 and I was at the end of a phase. On April 12th 1984, Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart had just released their latest album. The trio are known as Rush and … Continue reading

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James Dies and Peter Lives

The passage below gives two accounts of answered prayer.  For some reason God allows James to be beheaded for the gospel.  Then God allows Peter to be saved by an angel from the same fate.  Both stories are part of … Continue reading

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