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Prayer is the heart engaged in loving awe

Last Sunday we were tackling Habakkuk’s prayer (from Habakkuk 3) at Grace Church Wrecclesham.  For me, one of the striking…

adminJanuary 27, 2015May 5, 2015
the grace that keeps us going
Devotional

The grace that keeps us going

Last Saturday night the clocks went back – which in many people’s worlds is an opportunity for an extra hour…

adminOctober 29, 2014November 9, 2014
suffering
Quotes

Blow out all his lamps – Samuel Rutherford on suffering

This morning I was pondering suffering – partly as a result of the (perhaps inevitable) question in our Sunday morning…

adminNovember 19, 2013November 21, 2013
Tripp Sex and Money
Encouragement

Tripp on grace amidst the struggle

After a typically honest passage about the struggle in our hearts with sin, Paul Tripp encourages us with a wonderful…

adminOctober 8, 2013October 22, 2013
Books

The danger of making it all about us

I’ve just finished reading Dangerous Calling by Paul Tripp. It has been an encouraging (in its focus on the gospel…

adminAugust 5, 2013
Preach the Gospel!
Books

Use words if necessary – Keller on the Gospel

At our Sunday morning gathering we were discussing some of the implications of our Bible teaching together and someone quoted…

adminMay 29, 2013June 11, 2013
Books

Dangerous Calling

I am more and more convinced that what gives a ministry its motivations, perseverance, humility, joy, tenderness, passion, and grace…

adminApril 3, 2013
Encouragement

Religious Repentance v. Gospel Repentance

Our local mission team are currently working through Tim Keller’s excellent “Gospel in Life” course. Here is some classic Keller…

adminSeptember 19, 2012September 19, 2012
Quotes

The two faces of legalism

Here’s a helpful insight from Jesus+Nothing=Everything: Legalism happens when what we need to do, not what Jesus has already done,…

adminAugust 6, 2012
Quotes

How you treat ‘the church’ shows what you think of Jesus

A wonderful and challenging insight from Connected (see earlier post). The church is not just like a body it is…

adminAugust 2, 2012

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Christ-follower, married to a special K, father of three wonderful children​, minister of the Gospel, music-lover & closet magician. Well, it takes all sorts...

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revsweetstweets Phil Sweeting @revsweetstweets ·
21 Jan

An old friend of mine expresses an important argument in a way that I haven't heard it expressed before. https://brownstone.org/articles/shift-personal-to-positional-morality/

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13 Jan

I just entered @AutoTrader_UK’s monthly️ #ElectricCarGiveaway & you can too! This month’s prize is a Tesla Model Y worth over £51k! It’s free to enter & you have until 31st January. All information (including Ts&Cs) can be found here: http://bit.ly/3xDYOHy

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marcushoneysett Marcus Honeysett @marcushoneysett ·
10 Jan

We still have a very few remaining places for the
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Pastoral Refreshment Conference at the end of the month

Christian leaders and spouses, it's an unmissable oasis for encouragement and replenishment. I'd love you to come

https://www.livingleadership.org/pastoral-refreshment-conferences

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