Hold fast Despise not prophesyings. Test all things; hold fast what is good (1 Thessalonians 5:20-21, AV & NKJV). In the 1990s we organised several Christian holidays in Leysin, Switzerland.
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The head of his staff
The head of his staff By faith Jacob, when dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, bowing in worship over the head of his staff (Hebrews 11:21, ESV). We
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The rugby ball The Spirit Himself makes intercession for us (Romans 8:26). Kingston upon Hull, where I was born, was one of the most heavily bombed cities in the UK
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Jesus found him Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when He had found him, He said to him, “Do you believe in the Son of God?” (John
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One thing I know “One thing I know: that though I was blind, now I see” (John 9:25). It must have been bewildering for a man who had spent his
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I will not forget “I will not forget you. See, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands” (Isaiah 49:15-16). The world is remembering the Duke of Edinburgh’s life. He
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A man called Jesus “A Man called Jesus made clay and anointed my eyes and said to me, ‘Go to the pool of Siloam and wash.’ So I went and
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I will build my Church I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it (Matthew 16:18). Acts 13 ends in persecution, and Barnabas and
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God’s work and our part As they ministered to the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, “Now separate to Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I
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The Eternal God The eternal God is your refuge, And underneath are the everlasting arms (Deuteronomy 33:27). Northallerton is a splendid market town in North Yorkshire, with a world-renowned gourmet
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The voice of the Saviour When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of
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You who are spiritual Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, considering yourself lest you also be
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