He promises He will always listen to us. What fools we are! We think so much of humans that we forget we can talk to the King of the Universe, God himself.

Christians need to understand the interaction between faith and mental health, not only for their own wellbeing, but also to lovingly care for those who suffer in this area.

While we are in this life we are still engaged in waging war against sin, despite the fact that it has no lawful power over us.

Biblical spirituality is both vibrant and balanced.

God has made provision for irreconcilable enemies to come before him in worship, and to have his love for one another.

We live in an era where people generally, and politicians specifically, adopt their ‘own truth’, one that fits their world view, whether that is in any way connected with reality or not.

Families need compassion and clarity to overcome mental health challenges.

The Bible shows us that one of the characteristics of God's nature is kindness.

If God forgives, why don’t we? Only fools grow bitter.

We cannot hope for things to be OK within us if they are not OK at home.

James is everywhere in the Bible, because the Bible is all about God’s big story and that story incorporates all of us.

You may renounce many things, but never give up the truth. Only truth can set you free.

The day will come when there will be no confusion about the future. 

 We often make mistakes by misjudging others.

Crises of faith help us to develop a mature understanding of Christianity.

What place is God asking you to fill right now?

Technology has not corrected arrogance: it has amplified it, aestheticised it and placed it at the service of new liturgies of the ego. There is no more practical or effective mechanism for dismantling the narcissist’s façade than public laughter.

Our churches should be places of welcome, rather than of denial, coercion and humiliation for those who suffer.

We need to ‘speak’ with actions as well as with words, and start with the people around us.

You are surrounded by people fighting inner battles.

As we remember at Easter, the cross of Christ isn’t the end of the story. After tragedy comes redemption, and after the apparent end comes a new beginning.

Intercessory prayer knows no boundaries, true faith often requires obedience before evidence, and Christ’s mercy intentionally extends to outsiders and marginalised groups.

Any random place can become a personal Bethel. 

Let’s go and build some sandcastles together…

James M. Houston had a profound influence upon a generation of Christians through his writings, speaking, and the major institution he founded: Regent College.