Posted: April 26, 2026
Key Text: Luke 24 (13 – 36); Psalm 119: 105; Psalm 19: 7 Additional Texts: 1 Peter 1: 22 – 25; Hebrews 4: 12; Romans 1: 10; John 15: 3, 5, 11; 2 Timothy 3: 16 – 17; Romans 10: 17; Acts 1: 8; John 1: 1 – 5; Jeremiah 15: 16; Matthew 24: 35
Continue Reading “Show and Tell (19): Soothing Heartburns”
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Tags: Author blog, autobiography and devotional, Blots Flaws and Revelations blog, Dealing with Anxiety, Dealing with Difficult Times, Dealing with Disappointment, Devotional for Christians, Heartburns, Help for dark seasons, Hope in Suffering, Suffering with God, Tips for authors, Waiting on God's Promises, Walking with God in Difficult Times, When God Seems Distant, When suffering is hard, Why would God allow that?
Posted: March 15, 2026
Key Text: Matthew 5: 1 – 12 Additional Texts: Psalm 1; Ephesians 3: 20; 2 Samuel 5 – 8; Ruth 4; Daniel 6; Genesis 41 and 50; 1 Kings 7: 51 Today, as we celebrate mothers (in the UK), we acknowledge their investment in us, and the abundance of discomfort that parenting involves. We salute
Continue Reading “Show and Tell (16): Blessed are the Uncomfortable”
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Tags: As long as the earth remains there will be seed time and harvest, Author blog, Bible Verses on Suffering, Blots Flaws and Revelations blog, Christians suffer, Daily Devotional, Daily Devotions, Dealing with Difficult Times, Help in Suffering, Help with the Christian Walk, Hope Against the Odds, Hope in Suffering, When God Seems Distant, Why would God allow that?
Posted: February 22, 2026
Key Texts: Ephesians 6:18; John 17; Matthew 14:1-23; Luke 6:12; Luke 5:1-16; Mark 6:46; Hebrews 7:25; Romans 8:34 Additional Texts: Mark 6; Luke 9:28; Luke 22: 32; John 6:1-27; Luke 23:34, 46; Mark 15:34 Some years ago, my niece, who was in her early years at the time, asked a very thoughtful question during a
Continue Reading “Show and Tell (15): Pray about Everything”
Posted: January 18, 2026
Key Texts: John 5: 1 – 17; Matthew 9: 1 – 8 Additional Texts: Hebrews 11; Matthew 17: 20; 2 Corinthians 5: 7; Mark 9: 23; Ephesians 2: 8 – 9; James 1: 5 – 8 The ‘Show and Tell’ series explores various ways in which Jesus, (often with frankness), showed and told us essential
Posted: December 16, 2024
Key Text: Luke 1: 5-25, 57-80 Additional Reading: Romans 8: 18; Ephesians 3: 20; Job 42: 2 In last week’s entry, Mary’s passionate hope after the unexpected visit from the angel Gabriel encouraged our faith. She was granted a promise that she did not pray for, believed in God’s Word and honourably fulfilled her role
Continue Reading “Clutching Hope (2) – Hope After Disappointment”
Posted: December 8, 2024
Key Text: Luke 1: 26–56 Additional Reading: Micah 5:2, Genesis 3:15, Isaiah 7: 14, John 5:17, Hebrews 11:1-6, Isaiah 9:1, Habakkuk 2:2-3, Psalm 86:7 and 15 and Romans 8:28 The month of November whizzed by, and if you are like me, you are wondering how we are already almost halfway through December! We anticipate the
