[This reflection by Chris Ginter was published in the weekly news bulletin of Horley Baptist Church, 11/Aug/2024]
How good and how pleasant it is when brethren dwell together in unity.
Psalm 133 v1
It suddenly occurred to me the other day when I was playing table-tennis with my grandson what a similarity there was between playing tennis and our relationship with Jesus. (We hit the ball and he hits it back to us). Quite a lively situation really! (more…)
[A devotional reflection originally prepared for the congregation of Horley Baptist Church during July 2024]
Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law.
Psalm 119 v18 [NIVUK]
When, last year, the then Polish government took some actions that were contrary to the expectations of the European Commission the Poles were accused of defying the ‘rule of law’. Whose law were they breaking? Surely, as an independent sovereign state, they were entitled to make their own laws. What is ‘the rule of law’ anyway? (more…)
[A devotional reflection originally prepared for the congregation of Horley Baptist Church during June 2024]
Picture the scene – you are calming playing your favourite musical instrument to an appreciative audience when suddenly a spear embeds itself in the wall beside you. Clearly, someone does not like your choice of music and a hasty change to the evening’s programme is in order. (more…)
[This reflection by Chris Ginter was published in the weekly news bulletin of Horley Baptist Church, 23/Jun/2024]
Do you ever remember going to a favourite place when you were a child and when you had left there you couldn’t wait to go back again? I used to love going to my granny and grandad’s house in Cheshire. The thing about it was that you were always accepted, you could do just what you wanted. You were always loved, you could sing, talk as much as you liked you were always hugged and you could eat as much as you wanted. (more…)
[A devotional reflection originally prepared for the congregation of Horley Baptist Church during June 2024]
“Hear my words that I might teach you
Take my arms that I might reach you”
But my words, like silent raindrops, fell
And echoed in the well of silence [1]
[A devotional reflection originally prepared for the congregation of Horley Baptist Church during May 2024]
On several occasions I considered writing about procrastination but I never got around to it; there always seemed to be something more important or more interesting to write about first. My old headmaster was fond of quoting an old proverb “Procrastination is the thief of time”[1] but is procrastination as bad as he suggested? After all, there are benefits in taking time to think things through before we act, and there is always the chance that a change in circumstances will render our course of action unnecessary. (more…)