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January/February 2020

How is your devotional life?

If you’re anything like me, you may think that’s an unkind introduction to this magazine! Many of us have a strong sense of guilt when we’re asked that question. We instinctively know that a robust devotional life is vital for our spiritual wellbeing, yet still many of us have the feeling that our devotions are too hurried, too infrequent and too shallow. We’d love to be prayer warriors but find ourselves being prayer wimps. Whenever we read something on a believer’s devotional life we end up asking ourselves the question, ‘What’s wrong with me?’

Nonetheless, I’ll ask again. How’s your devotional life?

If it’s not all it could be, or even not all it should be, please don’t despair. You are not alone, and this edition of the magazine has been put together to help you. The message of the authors is not that there’s something wrong with those who struggle devotionally. Their message is that there is something better to strive for. They want to lift Jesus up, not drag us down. They want to inspire you, not send you on a guilt trip. They want to show you what’s delightful, not merely tell you your duty.

So whether you find prayer a real struggle, or want to commit to praying for an hour a day, there’s an article for you. We’ve got suggestions of books and apps to help you with your daily devotions, and encouragements to help you disciple others – especially those who struggle to read. More importantly, perhaps, we’ve got articles that point you to Jesus and remind you of what he’s doing in our world.

Our prayer is that this issue of the magazine will help you grow in your love for Jesus and your devotion to him. Why not make that your prayer too – both for yourself and for other readers of the magazine.

  1. A love letter from God
    by Andrew Norbury

    34 likes
  2. Treasures in jars of clay
    by Susanna Clarke

    200 likes
  3. The Bible in four words
    by Andy Christofides

    34 likes
  4. Couch to 5k - A beginners guide to prayer
    by Mark Barnes

    37 likes
  5. Missionary Margaret Missing
    by Sheila Stephen

    4 likes
  6. A second chance
    by Ian Lister

    5 likes
  7. Nothing out of his control - The sovereignty of God
    by Paul Kosciecha

    21 likes
  8. Teaching the Bible to people who struggle to read
    by Ian Williamson

    1 like
  9. Website review — Biblicaltraining.org
    by Mark Barnes

    4 likes
  10. The valley of vision
    by Tom Clewer

    5 likes
  11. The hour that changes the world
    by Jesse Johnson

    5 likes
  12. Sharing Jesus with a Jehovah’s Witness
    by Tony Brown

    107 likes
  13. Daily Reading App Reviews
    by Hannah Mitchell, John Funnell, Jonny Raine and Nichola Napper

    16 likes
  14. Book review — My Bible Animals Storybook
    by Sheila Stephen
  15. Book review — The One Year Book of Discovering Jesus in the Old Testament
    by Sheila Stephen

    1 like
  16. Book review — Daily Light on the Daily Path
    by Steve Owens

    7 likes
  17. Book review — My rock, my refuge
    by Nichola Napper

    2 likes
  18. Book review — Psalms for my day
    by Sheila Stephen
  19. John M. Davies
    by Eryl Davies

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