In 2012 I spoke at a conference on the theme, ‘The Word of God’.
Maybe because of our language and thinking for many of us this is synonymous with ‘The Bible’. However it is a phrase that is much, much richer than simply a volume of text. It means, ‘When God speaks He acts, and… God acts by speaking’ (Tim Meadowcroft).
The four talks are available as audio downloads below, along with the PDF here.
Talk Two: Another God, another Word
Reformation Theology: Physical Birth – Spiritual Birth.
What should you make of ‘coincidences‘?
As I was preparing a sermon for this Sunday, and having just completed a exegesis of John 1:12-13 ‘But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God,’ I noticed this post from John Samson in my blog feed. The time he posted was virtually precisely the time I started my exegesis. Not only that, but he had come to exactly the same conclusion as me – it was almost as if he’d ripped off the first few paragraphs of my sermon!
Is it mere coincidence that two people on opposite sides of the globe find the same thing in the same passage at the same time?
Or, maybe the Spirit is at work through the Word…
How you've misunderstood those Bible stories, and how their real meaning is so much better.
Looking forward to the city with foundations. (Hebrews 11:10)
Ordinary and extraordinary adventures of my life
Biblical resources for the visually-minded.
And the Word Became Flesh
receiving our true identity
Short pieces on Christian Themes by Grant Thorpe
‘Cry aloud, spare not! Lift up your voice like a trumpet...
learning to number my days
Looking forward to the city with foundations. (Hebrews 11:10)
Looking forward to the city with foundations. (Hebrews 11:10)
challenging convictions, encouraging ministry
Looking forward to the city with foundations. (Hebrews 11:10)
Looking forward to the city with foundations. (Hebrews 11:10)
New Jerusalem 