Windsor Road Baptist Church blog

Not my words, this week, but the encouraging words of poet Annie Johnson Flint, words which later became a hymn. Listen beyond the older language to hear the truth of 2 Corinthians 12:9a (NLT), where the Lord said to Paul, ‘My grace is all you need. My power works...

I’ve been reading a book recommended to me, ‘Intergenerational Christian Formation’ by Holly Allen and Christine Ross. 1 Essentially the book is the findings and analysis from a PhD research into the affects of age segregation in the church, but also examines the...

I would like to share an article I read this week by Kevin DeYoung. A theologian and pastor from the USA, he has authored and co-authored numerous well-known books. The article is adapted from his book, “Taking God At His Word; Why the Bible Is Knowable, Necessary,...

I’ve just recently finished a very interesting, six-episode documentary series on Disney, titled, “Web Of Death” that follow the investigations of online, amateur sleuths who use digital footprints, DNA databases and social media to solve murder cases.  Each...

In a sermon I heard recently, preacher Tony Evans said that he thinks we should exchange the word ‘commitment’ (good though it sounds) with the word ‘surrender’ - because when we are committed we are usually still in control, whereas when we surrender, someone else in...

I’ve started reading John Owen’s book, Indwelling Sin in Believers*.  The first chapter is called “The Enemy Within” and it’s based on Romans 7:21: “I find then, a law; that, when I would do good, evil is present with me.”  I’m fascinated by this – I need to...

We don’t like admitting being in the wrong. When we’re under the spotlight, we do everything we can to deflect and minimise so we don’t have to say, ‘Sorry!’ Even when we do end up saying sorry, it comes with excuses. It is way easier to pin the blame on others (God...

Luke 13:1-5 Whenever we are confronted by tragic news, we naturally seek answers. Our common response is to ask, ‘Why did it happen?’ It was no different for a group of people Jesus encountered as he made his way to Jerusalem. They told Jesus of a distressing event in...

My prep for Christmas is so-so this year. I’ve got gifts lined up and have thought about our meal, but work is crazy busy, I’m already planning meetings in 2023, and I have a Christmas pudding mixture sitting in the frig unstirred. Yup. Unstirred. In England, the...

‘Where are you, Lord?’. Indeed, it’s a complaint we’ve made to the Lord and one we will most certainly make in the future. It is particularly difficult when God feels distant in times of pain and suffering. Why would a loving and good God seem silent and aloof when we...