Letter from the Manse (152)
Thought provoking, biblical, often topical but always worth a read!
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Fruit of the Vine
We’re gradually getting back to normal. Step by step. At present we’re using little individual cups at the Lord’s Supper. Sharing a single cup makes the Lord’s Supper different from every other meal we enjoy.
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The Love of God
I’ve been looking at various booklets and tracts. There are thousands upon thousands available. But it’s surprisingly difficult to find any that I’m happy with. I read this sentence: ‘Jesus loves you’. And then, a little further down, ‘He loved you even before you were born into this world’. And...
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The Apocrypha
I’ve been wondering what I should write about this month. The obvious subject is the Covid19 emergency... Perhaps it would be good to think about something completely different... the Apocrypha.
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The Search for Assurance
Over the years Christian friends have come to me with all sorts of questions and problems. Of all the personal problems people share with me, perhaps the one that I hear most often is the problem of assurance. And it’s also one of the most difficult problems to address.
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Sleep: God’s gift to us
The covid19 epidemic and the lockdown that followed have affected us all in many ways. Some of them are immediately obvious, some less so.
