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January 2026

January 24, 2026

The Traitors Season 4 UK Finale and Moral Reasoning

How do humans process information and make moral choices? Stephen said he left The Traitors...

December 2025

December 12, 2025

The Renewed Christian: What does Maturity Look Like?

Maturity, compared to the beginning of our journey, does not consist of emotional warmth or...

February 2024

February 24, 2024

Bunyan: Our Sin + The Saviour = The Sweetest Frame

In God alone there truly is a sweet frame of mind to be found. Whilst...

February 19, 2024

Lent reminds us of our vulnerability to sin

In some churches sin is not given enough attention. In the type of church I...

September 2020

September 05, 2020

Our Racism – deadly as COVID19

Challenging white Christian complacency about black suffering. Implicit racism is not a false trap and...

June 2020

June 12, 2020

The Pharisee and the Prostitute

A popular old Indian hymn, which has also been adapted and set to modern music,...

May 2020

May 31, 2020

Evil Racist Murder we Must all Reject

There are moments when any freedom loving, justice seeking, honourable person MUST speak up. This...

October 2017

October 19, 2017

Did My Sin Cause Me To Be Sick?

Perhaps one of the most painful and unhelpful things we can say to someone who...

March 2017

March 19, 2017

If God feels distant, maybe our hearts need cleansing

Do you want to know God? You may have been a Christian for years, but...

January 2017

January 22, 2017

How can I walk with God without falling?

Many of us have forgotten what it is like to walk without a sat nav...

January 21, 2017

How not to hear “away from me I never knew you!”

Adrian reading this article: Video Audio Many. Let that word sink in a moment. Many....

January 08, 2017

It’s a good time to look to Jesus, humble ourselves, and pray

If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek...

February 2016

February 03, 2016

Why did God forsake Jesus?

“And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?”...

January 2016

January 07, 2016

When God commands, do we immediately follow?

And Jesus said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you become fishers of...

September 2015

September 03, 2015

Twenty differences between the Psalms and modern worship songs.

Beware of presumption. We serve a holy God not a cuddly best mate. There is...

August 2014

August 17, 2014

The danger of stressing only God’s love or his wrath

Just a few bullet point thoughts for a Sunday afternoon for you: Those who stress...

April 2011

April 07, 2011

The folly of imagining hell is not real and sin is not deadly – Spurgeon

"The sinner is a fool, because he is told in God’s word that the path...

March 2011

March 10, 2011

15 principles to live by as a Christian in an increasingly hostile world

Last Friday, I posted about a recent court case that really centered on the perceived...

April 2010

April 04, 2010

Not merely “just as if I’d never sinned”

The following quote from Raised With Christ was shared on Crosspointe's blog and surely is...

March 2010

March 03, 2010

Are You Sinning by Not Rejoicing?

"I think we all sin by needlessly disobeying the apostolic injunction to "rejoice" as much...

August 2009

August 24, 2009

What Was The Rich Man's Sin?

I am continuing to share my own study notes that helped me to prepare for...

November 2008

November 21, 2008

VIDEO SERMON by Tope Koleoso on Sin

Over at the Jubilee Church London website we have introduced a new feature - video...

October 2008

October 09, 2008

Spurgeon – Conviction of Sin Essential for Salvation

I wonder—when was the last time you heard another Christian preach or speak about conviction...

July 2008

July 27, 2008

Blaming Others For Our Sins

A few weeks back a guest writer over at Desiring God listed twelve sins for...

September 2007

September 30, 2007

Martyn Lloyd-Jones Monday – Sin and Self-Sufficiency

Martyn Lloyd-Jones was not known as "The Doctor" merely because he had a medical degree....

September 29, 2007

John Owen on How Conscious Communion With Christ Keeps Us From Sin

In this extract from the forthcoming Owen book, John Owen reveals just how distant he...

July 2007

July 13, 2007

TOAM07 – Session 9: Terry Virgo on the Sin of Achan

Terry VirgoTerry is based at Church of Christ the King, Brighton, UK, and leads the...

June 2007

June 24, 2007

Are You Still A Sinner?

One of my commentators didn't like my last post when I said that God really...

April 2007

April 25, 2007

The Atonement – If Jesus Was Not a Sinner, Why Did He Die?

Last week we looked at “The Terrible Problem of Sin.” It is very important that...

April 19, 2007

The Atonement – The Terrible Problem of Sin

In the last post in this series on the atonement, we examined some wrong ideas...