Letter from the Manse (145)

Thought provoking, biblical, often topical but always worth a read!

  • Abortion

    Last week Anne and I had a moving experience.  We saw our baby clearly for the first time. Anne went to the hospital for an ultra-sound scan.  Afterwards we looked at the pictures together.  There it is: our child, a little human being, eyes, nose, ears, fingers, toes.  Anne told…

  • The 100 Greatest Britons

    Why are we so fascinated by lists? As a teenager I made lists endlessly.  Lists of people mostly.  My fifteen all-time Welsh rugby greats.  The ten preachers I would most like to hear.  It’s a game that many people play.  And the BBC is playing it at the moment.  Last…

  • Which Bible translation?

    For many years we have made use of the New International Version. I bought a copy when it was first published back in 1978.  When this church began meeting in 1981, we used it from the beginning. Some people can get very het up on the issue of bible translations.…

  • Fasting

    Have you marked Saturday 13th July in your diary? The office-bearers have agreed to set that day aside as a day of special prayer for the church. We would want as many of you as possible to join us in that. Often in the Bible when God’s people set aside…

  • Telephone dangers!

    I spend much of my life on the telephone. It’s a wonderful invention. But it’s also a very dangerous device. Let me list some of the problems. 1) The telephone can divert the flow of prayer. God wants his people to talk to him. That’s one reason why he sends…