Windsor Road Baptist Church blog

How do we follow Jesus in our modern pluralistic society where Christians are increasingly told to get with thetimes? It wasn’t much different for the early church. They lived in a world with competing beliefs and differentgods. Christians didn’t get into trouble for...

“In May 2024, when Bedford Erickson was 15 months old, just learning to walk, his pediatrician noticed somethingwasn’t quite right about his gait. His parents, Jesse and Hollie, (from Illinois, US) expected a simple fix like braces.Instead, an X-ray and further tests...

Above is a picture of the Herodian lamp (from the time of Jesus) I bought in Jerusalem last year.  As you can see, it is small enough to fit in a person’s hand.  The charred tip shows where the wick burned to give light and the hole on the top is where the...

Have you read Revelation as a letter? I have, but it didn’t help me understand its messagemuch better. As Mark reminded us last Sunday, God wins in the end! Maybe that’s why youhaven’t read it: why worry if we know God wins? Three problems here… First, the letter must...

My article is an adaptation of a devotional produced by ‘Lectio 365’, a free daily devotional mobile app I’ve been using. This excellent tool guides users through 10 minutes of prayer in the morning, afternoon and evening, using the P.R.A.Y framework (Pause to be...

In the so-called ‘Christ hymn’ in Philippians 2:5-11, we have one of Scripture’s most startling words: ‘kenosis’ or ‘emptying. It means a voluntary act of letting go of my will in favour of God’s will. That was what Jesus did when he entered our world. He didn’t stop...

Perhaps Jonah is the only prophet in the Old Testament who succeeds completely with a one-line message and sees an entire city repent—yet he is furious about it. Jonah suspected God would be merciful to Nineveh, and he didn’t want that. In Jonah 4:2, he says, “I knew...

Jonah Ran away from God Knew what he needed to do after running away Admitted fault Accepted his consequences Prayed Obeyed God Became angry with God Complained to God and tried to rationalise his previous actions of running away Wanted to die Sulked Grateful for...

A professing Christian had just received from his friend a video clip in which a speaker emphasised that Jesus is the only way to be saved from our sins and be reconciled with God. He responded to his friend as follows: I watched the video…I respect your point of...

Last week I came across a clip of a pastor delivering an invitation to Holy Communion. Pointing to the elements, he announced: “This table right there is not my table…it is God’s table and that means everyone is welcome to that table. *You do not have to believe what...