17 May
This is the day that … John Howe was born in Leicestershire, England, in 1630.
His father was a Church of England clergyman who was later ejected from his parish because of his non-conformity. He had “espoused the cause of the Puritans” and thereby the wrath of Archbishop Laud.
Young John was but 5 years of age [...]
Filed under: Church History — Chris Field @ 8:17 am
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15 May
I have uploaded a special prayer for you to use as a Daily Blessing. This prayer is the one that I pray over my wife, Susan, each day. It is my daily blessing prayer for her. I specially recorded it so others around the world can receive this special prayer as well.
You may like to [...]
Filed under: Manhood, Marriage, Ministry, Womanhood — Chris Field @ 10:06 am
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13 May
This is the day that … a weekly newspaper, The Christian Age, dated 13 May, 1874, printed a poem, which fell into the hands of Mr Ira D. Sankey.
With his friend, D.L. Moody, beside him, the two American evangelists sat in a railway carriage travelling towards Edinburgh. Moody had just completed the Glasgow campaign.
In [...]
Filed under: Church History — Chris Field @ 8:31 am
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29 Apr
The Holy Spirit descended on Jesus Christ in the form of a Dove. And so the humble dove has become a perennial symbol of the Holy Spirit and peace. It is with that connection in mind that I share the following simple thought with you.
Two weeks ago I was in a staff meeting where one [...]
Filed under: Ministry, Topical — Chris Field @ 11:04 am
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14 Apr
Personal Sovereignty is our inalienable right (something that cannot be taken from us) to stand before God. And that’s profound because it gives us an amazing personal value when we can stand before one who is of much greater authority than kings, presidents, magistrates, media magnates, military leaders and power brokers. I sense that if [...]
Filed under: Ministry, Topical — Chris Field @ 9:40 am
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13 Apr
This is a posting I made on another site and thought I would share with you. Many years ago, when I was a young sales rep, I found myself sitting in a high-powered office overlooking Sydney Harbour, in front of the Advertising Manager of an International Cosmetics company. In the minutes that followed I sensed that [...]
Filed under: Ministry, Topical — Chris Field @ 1:24 pm
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19 Nov
It is not uncommon to find people who are lost and in search of meaning and direction in life. It is also not uncommon for such people to find exciting meaning and direction in life when they experience God as their “Father” in a new way.It was Jesus Christ who promoted relationship with God as [...]
Filed under: Family, Manhood, Parenting — Chris Field @ 7:31 pm
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13 Aug
How To Understand Your Marriage Model and What You Are Building
When people build a marriage they work from a model or concept that they are looking to follow. People have expectations, desires and even dreams of what marriage will be for them. In the Western world our ideas of marriage are largely driven by “romance” [...]
Filed under: Family, Marriage — Chris Field @ 8:47 am
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