Christ is coming again – are we ready? This powerful article explores how culture is shaping the Church, why truth must remain clear, and how to live in the world without becoming of it.
Author: Albert Martin
May I Live As Long As I Want… And Not Want As Long As I Live.
May I Live As Long As I Want… And Not Want As Long As I Live. A Gospel reflection on peace, provision, and true contentment in Jesus Christ. There are some phrases that carry more weight the longer you sit with them. They sound simple at first, but they open up something much deeper. This […]
Christ Is Risen – Christ Has Won.
Christ Is Risen – Christ Has Won Intro: https://youtu.be/Tss6b5b1vJ0 This is the accompanying Easter Sunday meditation that the song declares. An Easter Sunday Meditation There is something about Easter Sunday that stops us in our tracks. It is not merely the remembrance of an event. It is not simply a date in the Christian calendar, […]
A Meditation on the Security of Salvation.
A Meditation on the Security of Salvation. Introduction: The Sadness of Doubting What Christ Has Done. It grieves my heart to hear believers who constantly are doubting their salvation. But I understand the foundations of where it arises and, in this meditation, I hope that anyone reading it who is anxious in respect of their […]
Occupied Territory
Occupied Territory. Subtitle: A pastoral meditation on Christ the King, the contested world we live in, and the Gospel as a rescue mission That subtitle is a declaration of war in New Testament terms. Jesus did not step into a neutral world, then or now, offering humanity a refined moral programme. The modern obsession with […]
What If You’re Meant For More – and the Cross Is The Way There?
What If You’re Meant For More – and the Cross Is The Way There? Introduction: What if you’re capable of so much more than you’ve allowed yourself to become? What if suffering isn’t something to avoid but something to use? Sit with that for a moment. Not as a slogan and Not as a motivational […]
The Name of Jesus: Authority, Not Incantation.
The Name of Jesus: Authority, Not Incantation. A Jesus-Glorifying Call to Recover the Weight of His Name. There is a growing confusion I’ve come to notice in many parts of the modern Church today, and it’s rarely obvious at first glance. In fact, that’s what makes it so tricky. It often arrives wrapped in sincerity, […]
The Canaanites Were in the Land.
The Canaanites Were in the Land. A conversational reflection to encourage, and challenge, both congregant and leader. There are some verses of Scripture we’ve read countless times, they have familiar words, and we think we already understand them and invariably just move on. But every now and then, the Holy Spirit presses on a phrase […]
This Is What Faith Looks Like in the Middle of Chaos.
This Is What Faith Looks Like in the Middle of Chaos. Hello my friends, I want to start by telling you why I’m sharing this meditation with you. It’s because there are moments in the Christian life when faith doesn’t collapse dramatically, it just gets quietly tired. You’re still believing, still praying, still doing the […]
A Gospel-shaped meditation – Those You Have Given Me.
A Gospel-shaped meditation – Those You Have Given Me. I’ve been sitting with a line Jesus prayed, and it keeps drawing me back, not just emotionally, but theologically. “Thank You, Father, for those You have given me.” – John 17:6, 9, 24. That sentence doesn’t stand on its own. At first glance it sounds gentle. […]