Day by Day

Tomorrow  “Come now, you who say, ‘Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make profit’: whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour that appears for a little time and then [...]

Rembrandt’s Question  “Now in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went to them, walking on the sea. And when the disciple saw Him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, ‘It is a ghost!’ And they cried out for fear. But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, ‘Be of good cheer! It is [...]

Be Still!  “He says, ‘Be still, and know that I am God.’” Psalm 46:10 (NIV)  One of the unexpected little pleasures I had over the lockdown period was looking at an empty calendar – and feeling a sense of relief. Our lives, like so many others, were incredibly busy. Between church, school, my husband’s work, [...]

Standing on a Promise “Nathan reported to David all the words of this entire revelation.” 2 Samuel 7:17 (NIV) David is mentioned around a thousand times in the Bible. Only Jesus is mentioned more frequently. Through his life we see David’s passion, bravery, foolishness, talent, wisdom and much more. In this one biblical character we [...]

Micro-Christianity  “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’” Matthew 25:40 (NIV) It is very easy to become over-focused on what I will call the macro elements of God’s great plan for mankind. The great sweeping [...]

God Speaks To Us  “In the multitude of my anxieties within me, Your comforts delight my soul.” Psalm 94:19 (NKJV) Gary died at home in his sleep on the 13th of June 2020 of double pneumonia and liver disease. He had been terminally ill for some time so it was expected but still a shock. [...]

On Tuesday 20 October a Day by Day was published entitled ‘Disagree But don’t be disagreeable,’ the content of which did not meet the standards required for church publications and was not in accordance with the church’s ethos or statement of beliefs. The church does not agree with or wish to promote some of the [...]

How to Live  “And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” Micah 6:8 (NIV)  Sometimes we can focus on the wrong things and they can prevent us from seeing what is really important.  Sometimes it’s not that we are focused on [...]

Hands-On Experience  “Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.” Philippians 2:12-13 (NKJV) I taught [...]

The Salt of the Earth “You are the salt of the earth…” Matthew 5:13 (NLT) I have an orange solid salt lamp; I use pretty pink Himalayan salt in our cooking, and pure white table salt on slugs that dare munch my seedlings.  ‘Salt’ will mean different things to different people, depending on if you’re [...]