Looking on Hindsight
From the CCCF archives (written by Joe Sim) | Easter 2003 I came back to Cambridge, having missed this very fairy tale atmosphere and...
Purity of heart is to will one thing
Recently I was reading about Solomon asking the Lord for wisdom in 2 Chronicles 1. Despite this moment of humility, Solomon eventually...
Seeking after the Kingdom of God
From the CCCF archives | Michaelmas 2007 What is it that you live for? Why do you get out of bed every morning? Is there something to...
Reflections on Hosea
There are two big things I struggle with at Cambridge. The first thing is anxiety. Being in an environment where everyone is working hard...
Reflections on Events Week
CICCU organised their massive REAL week last calendar week, and at the start of it, I was asking myself, how can I serve God through REAL...
Ineffective Prayer
From the CCCF archives | Michaelmas 2007 There comes an hour when begging stops, When the long interceding lips Perceive their prayer is...
Judgment - and forgiveness
A reflection on Hosea 1:1-3; 2:1-23 In this passage, through the example of Israel’s troubled relationship with God, we learn that God...
Learning to be like a child
It has been a cold and gloomy Christmas in Cambridge, but I have been strangely encouraged by the families in Eden Baptist Church that...
Let the little children come
A CG Bible study reflection on Mark 10:13-31 Mark connects two seemingly unrelated episodes to illustrate a simple yet challenging...
What Makes Clean and Unclean
A CG reflection on Mark 7:1-23 In this passage, Jesus rebuked the Pharisees for being hypocrites. These were the religious leaders of the...