“You have died with Christ, and he has set you free from the spiritual powers of this world.” Colossians 2:20 Jesus’ death has set us free, our chains are gone, we are no longer bound, we are free to run, free to dance, free to live life with God. We are free from the grip of […]
Author: PeteMcM
(Sledge)Hammer Time
There is a dam, and behind it is a huge reservoir of love and mercy and grace that God longs to flood us with. But we need to take a sledgehammer to that dam, breaking down the walls we put in place, walls of fear and doubt and coolness and popularity and respect and safety […]
Recommended site: Labour Behind the Label
I wrote a few weeks ago about how I wanted to do more posts on practical things we could do to live out our faith. At my church youth fellowship we have been looking at Tearfund’s Just People course, and as a result of that one of the girls shared a link to this site […]
Brick Walls
Ever feel like every time you try something there is a huge brick wall blocking your path? Every time you try to make a difference there is some sort of obstacle? Every time you want to try something fresh something gets in your way? So often it seems like just when we are all fired […]
SoulPrint Review
Soulprint by Mark Batterson is a book about your God given identity, based on five incidents from the life of David in the Old Testament. It is all about how to be the unique person God created you to be, and is a pretty good read. [HTML1] The main theme running through the book is […]
Bunk bed railings
I spent the summer sleeping in what was essentially the top bunk of a bunk bed (it didn’t have a bottom bunk, that was a general storage area for all my stuff.) The bed would have been a good 1.5m or so off the ground, which was solid concrete. I was living in a cabin […]
Exit Stage Left
We like to be the centre of attention. We like to be the big deal. We want people to take notice of us, and be impressed. (Don’t believe me? Just take a look at Facebook…) Even in worship some of us like to be the guy or girl who is up there at the front […]
Who could ever stop us?
“And if our God is for us then who could ever stop us? And if our God is with us, then what could stand against?” ~ Our God – Chris Tomlin, Matt Redman “That is why we can say with confidence, “The lord is my helper, so I will not be afraid. What can mere […]
Why Church Matters Review
Why Church Matters is a book by Joshua Harris (an author who I have been really digging over the past few months) all about how we need to commit to a local church. (It was previously published as Stop dating the Church, but has now been revised and re-titled). It is a great book for […]
27 million reasons why
The other day I heard something that completely shocked me. Today, around the world, it is estimated that there are 27 million slaves. 27 million. Today. I knew slavery was still a problem, but I had no idea it was that big. That’s more slaves than there has ever been at any point in history. Including […]