by Mark Presson | Nov 22, 2022 | Microblog, NEWS
After Paul and Barnabas had returned from their first missionary journey, they rested in Antioch for a while until some unexpected visitors showed up. ‘Men from Judea’ had traveled all the way from Jerusalem to share some concerns about the growing church. “Unless you...
by Mark Presson | Oct 14, 2022 | Microblog, NEWS
“When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead” (Rev 1: 17) I love C.S.Lewis’ choice of an animal to represent Jesus in his Narnia series of stories. Aslan is a talking lion, described as the King of Beasts the son of the Emperor-over-the-sea. In Narnia, he is the...
by Mark Presson | Dec 21, 2021 | Microblog, NEWS
Refined like Silver The author of Psalm 66 recalls a recent season of God’s intervention in his life, and in the lives of his community. Between verses 8 – 12, the psalmist speaks vividly of a difficult time when God ‘tested them’. Whatever they experienced, it felt...
by Mark Presson | Oct 5, 2021 | Microblog, NEWS, Uncategorised
“Be at peace with each other”, said Jesus to His disciples in Mark 9: 50. He knew that harmony in the ranks was not a given. Even when He was with them, they argued over who should have the most important seats in heaven (Mark 10: 35 – 41), or who is the greatest...
by Mark Presson | Aug 3, 2021 | Microblog, NEWS
“Surely God is my help; the Lord is the one who sustains me.” (Ps 54: 4) When the Lord gave instructions for the Israelites to collect bread ‘rained down from heaven’ – Ex 16: 4), they were to gather only enough for each day. The following morning, after the dew had...
by Mark Presson | Jun 29, 2021 | Microblog, NEWS
Our sun is one giant nuclear fusion reactor, by Pastor Terry Nightingale. Nuclear fusion occurs when two or more atomic nuclei combine to form bigger nuclei with the subsequent release of enormous amounts of energy. God invented it and it has kept our planet warm...
