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  1. Issue · Sep 23, 2026

    Beginning where grace began (opens the original)

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    “So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.” Col. 2:6–7One of my favorite hymns is Amazing Grace. Written by John Newton in 1773, the hymn grew out of his experience of the abundant grace of God after he deserted from the Royal Navy, involvement in the slave trade, and almost being shipwrecked in 1748 during a violent storm. Fearing for his lif

  2. Issue · Sep 20, 2026

    A Flood Story Older Than Genesis (opens the original)

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    Starting this month, one episode on a whole book of the Bible. First up, Genesis 1 to 11.In November 1872, a man named George Smith sat in a back room of the British Museum with a clay tablet in front of him. He’d left school at fourteen and taught himself to read cuneiform in his lunch breaks. That afternoon he read a story about a man told to build a boat, who filled it with his family and living creatures of every kind, who survived a flood, and who sent out birds to see whether the waters ha

  3. Issue · Sep 18, 2026

    Come and Welcome — The invitation to abide in Christ (opens the original)

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    “Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.” - John 14:4“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” - Matthew 11:28Jesus invites us to come and “abide in me” (John 15:4). He extends this invitation to us with astonishing generosity. We don’t need to be worthy or to perform for his love. He invites us to come long before we reach for his grace, forgivenes

  4. Issue · Sep 11, 2026

    Reading the Bible and Hearing God’s Voice (opens the original)

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    I love reading. And being a parent has further convinced me of the value of reading. My favorite time of the day is reading time with my daughter Sophia, just before she goes to bed.Spiritual ReadingIn the mid-1990s, I discovered the art of “spiritual reading” through Eugene Peterson's writing.Spiritual reading is sometimes called lectio divina. It is an ancient practice of reading and prayer. We can trace its roots back to Origen in the 3rd century. Spiritual reading is about prayerfully readin

  5. Issue · Sep 8, 2026

    Walk the Jesus Way in a Year (opens the original)

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    Hi friends,I’ve been building a set of resources for churches, small groups, and anyone wanting to follow Jesus and his Way. There are five of them, some ready now and some coming over the next few months, covering everything from short daily videos to material you can run in a group. Here’s what each one is and how to get hold of it.YouTube Video Reels on the Jesus WayI’m recording 156 short videos, each under two minutes, walking through the whole sweep of the four Gospels from birth to resurr

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