Betty bought a bit of butter and that bit of butter was a bitter bit of butter. So Betty bought a better bit of butter and beat it with the bitter bit of butter to make the bitter bit of butter, better.

In our turbulent world, surrounded by growing conflicts and uncertainty, people seek solace in many ways. Yet sadly they fail to find that true, deep, inner peace they so need. People engage in all manner of activities, hobbies, forms of service or work, addictions...

Dan Holland reflects on the challenges of cross-cultural encounter Flashpoints Roughly a year ago I led a weekend mission in Peterborough where long time TFMers pastor the hosting church. It was, overall, a good weekend within the lockdown restrictions. One thing that...

‘Faith sees the invisible, believes the unbelievable, and receives the impossible’. Corrie Ten Boom Types of faith Libraries are filled with books about faith, and rightly so. It’s a noble subject and THE great theme of the Bible. It is both a gift and a fruit of the...

To offend or not to offend... “We need to be less confrontational in our evangelism efforts.  We need to avoid offending people.  You catch more flies with honey that with vinegar, after all.” I’ve heard this a thousand times. Sometimes, a fellow-believer expresses...

An interesting Roman Catholic view of the state or the world today A fascinating and insightful article that explains a lot of what is happening right now: https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2011/05/02/the-new-gnosticism/.

'No evidence' to justify Oxford college's apology for hosting Wilberforce Academy Cancel culture strikes again ...... Fact - finding An independent inquiry into the 'Wilberforce Academy 2020' event found "no evidence to justify" why Worcester College apologised for...

The Gift of Healing Simon Pease gives some personal reflections (reused from Sword Magazine, with thanks). Foundations conference One of our best-known contributors to Sword Magazine once attended a particular training session on healing after I endorsed it.  Shortly...

For this reason the one who speaks in a tongue should pray that they may interpret what they say.  For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful.  So what shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my understanding; I...

Bridging the unbridgeable gulf Peter Sammons considers - what is the good news? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The Kingdom is near What did Jesus say is the good news? Jesus said:   Matt 4:17 (Kingdom near) Matt 6:...

Given that the world right now is staring at the possibility of significant warfare, and hearing bellicose noises from China, we are reminded that Jesus said there would be wars and rumours of war until He returns to this world to rule in righteousness (Matthew 24:6)....

Hope Beyond Hell? Jack Zavada reflects on 'Universalism'   What is Universalism? Universalism teaches all people will be 'saved'. Other names for this doctrine are universal restoration, universal reconciliation, universal restitution, and universal salvation....

Simon Pease in an 8- part series considers how understanding of prophecy ‘evolves’   The salvation story – an evolving narrative The Bible opens with the dramatic events of Genesis, describing in rapid succession God’s creation of the universe, our world, the...

Mr and Mrs Skunk had two little boys, one called ‘In’ and one called ‘Out’. One day ‘In’ and ‘Out’ went out and after a little while ‘Out’ came in. Mrs Skunk said to ‘Out’, “where’s ‘In’, ‘Out’”? So ‘Out’ said “‘In’s out”. Mrs Skunk said to ‘Out’ “ ‘Out’, you had...