Kings, Confederates and a Priest I would like to ask you to read this instalment twice. Genesis 14 is packed with action and relevance. It gives a vivid background to the kind of world that Abraham lived in and shows
Seasons, days and years
A New Year interlude… And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years: and let them
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Foundations for a blessing It is time now to examine the Blessing. Thus far we have identified Abraham as an ordinary man who became an extraordinary man. He was born into no special family and had no special advantages but
biblebase FOCUS events –
biblebase FOCUS events – 2015 April 9-11th at New Covenant Church, Bracknell. Friday at 7:30 pm – Keynote Session – Welcome and Plan of Action Saturday: 10:00 – Coffee and Welcome Saturday 10:30 – 11:30 Session 1 – Ron
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Abrahamic Perfection I want to say more about Genesis 16 but I think it will make more sense if we revisit later rather than try to look too far ahead. In essence, Ishmael was ‘fathered’ by uncircumcised energy and came
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Chapter One: Beginnings In the beginning… Every Christian biography should begin with the words “In the beginning God..” Our Bible begins with these words and, on reflection, it could begin with no others. How else would anything ‘begin’? The gospel
C. The Transition
A History of Transitions The Romans were suspicious of transitions. They feared and honoured the gods of barriers. Doorways were transitions fraught with danger. That’s why some brides still get carried over the threshold on their wedding day. The Romans
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the people of the God of Abraham ‘Sometimes a light surprises the Christian while he sings’, wrote William Cowper, ‘It is the Lord, Who rises with healing in His wings.’ Sometimes the same light surprises the Christian while he reads;
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The head of an old man’ Guernico. Used by kind permission of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. Looking forward to The City A journey of a thousand miles say the Chinese, begins with the first step. The beginning of any venture
Wait for it…
What is the most-shared ‘encouragment’ verse in the Bible? The verse from Jeremiah 29 must be a strong contender… Jer 29:11″For I know the thoughts that I think towards you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil,


