Is my depression really part of God’s plan?

Somebody asked me yesterday whether I thought my getting depression was part of God’s plan. I thought that was a really interesting question and thought

There are conditions on your salvation

This is the kind of post and point that often makes Evangelicals a bit twitchy. But it is a brute biblical fact that there are

Don’t trust your feelings, even your worst duffer sermons bring glory to God

I was talking with my wife ahead of Sunday about my sermon this week. My overriding feeling was that it was a bit of a

Assumptions we make when church is going well

Sometimes, things in church are going great. For whatever reason, the Lord has chosen to bless the work. We are seeing people coming in, convert,

Can I miss God’s best for me?

There is a thought that does the rounds with some frequency. I have heard it in the context of people affirming God’s ‘wonderful plan for

Celebrate Christmas (or don’t), however you want, to the glory of God

We had our latest Muslim-Christian Dialogue this past Friday. As we were moving into the Christmas period, it made sense for us to discuss the

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