Author: Alasdair Paine

Then Asa called to the LORD his God and said, ‘LORD, there is no one like you to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, LORD our God, for…

The fool says in his heart, ‘There is no God’. Psalm 14:1 NIV A week ago MP Kim Leadbetter’s bill on ‘assisted dying’ (AD) was passed at second reading in…

You shall not give false testimony against your neighbour. Exodus 20:16 NIV In The Times this week was a disturbing piece by Alice Thomson on cancel culture on university campuses.  A student…

Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings. Psalm 17:8 NIV An older friend of mine - a retired pastor and Old…

You shall not murder. Exodus 20:13 NIV It all sounds so plausible.  Faced with a lingering death with great pain or loss of mental function, surely it is only compassionate…

That power is [the same as] the mighty strength he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead… because of his great love for us, God made us alive in…

After this, Paul left Athens and went to Corinth.  There he met a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla,…

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. Psalm 91:1 ESV Today we give thanks at church for the life…

“What shall we say the kingdom of God is like, or what parable shall we use to describe it? It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of…

Restore us, LORD God Almighty; make your face shine on us, that we may be saved. Psalm 80:19 NIV The Psalms are rightly treasured because of the wonderful way they…