The Rev's reflections

By Paul Gough

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Brief reflections to help you begin the day with God or to help you pause with him during the day

Episode Date
Abandoning yourself to God
Sep 21, 2023
Noah
Sep 20, 2023
The old has gone,the new has come
Sep 19, 2023
At once
Sep 13, 2023
Do you let the Bible read you?
Sep 12, 2023
Be a Jehoshaphat
Sep 11, 2023
God longs to talk to you
Sep 07, 2023
The heat of the Sun/Son
Sep 06, 2023
The freedom of forgiveness
Sep 05, 2023
In the beginning
Sep 04, 2023
A compassionate God
Aug 31, 2023
Anyone can be saved
Aug 30, 2023
What's Jonah all about?
Aug 29, 2023
Be amazed at amazing grace
Aug 28, 2023
When troubles come
Aug 23, 2023
Who are you listening to?
Aug 22, 2023
Introvert or extrovert Jesus?
Aug 21, 2023
Carrying something precious around
Aug 11, 2023
Are we listening or doing something else?
Aug 10, 2023
There are no perfectly perfect Christians
Aug 08, 2023
Questions
Aug 03, 2023
My tomorrow and yours
Jul 27, 2023
Deo coram
Jul 24, 2023
Will you trust?
Jul 20, 2023
The Land between: navigating the wilderness
Jul 19, 2023
The unexpected ways of Jesus
Jul 18, 2023
Getting things into perspective
Jul 17, 2023
Look deeper
Jul 12, 2023
What really matters
Jul 11, 2023
Live well in the love of God
Jul 10, 2023
Go and let the love flow
Jul 06, 2023
Love's the glue that keeps the church together
Jul 05, 2023
You can do better than that, can't you?
Jul 04, 2023
The successful usually fail first
Jun 28, 2023
God turns failure around
Jun 27, 2023
God never fails
Jun 26, 2023
Out of love we can do ridiculous things
Jun 22, 2023
The prodigality of a loving Father
Jun 21, 2023
Treated gently by a powerful God
Jun 20, 2023
Compassion for the refugee
Jun 19, 2023
Sitting with the Teacher
Jun 14, 2023
Take the plunge into the river of God's Spirit
Jun 13, 2023
God's always speaking...
Jun 12, 2023
God's love compels me
Jun 08, 2023
Difficult things get easier with the Spirit's help
Jun 07, 2023
You can succeed as a Christian
Jun 06, 2023
Fan the flame, don't pour water over it!
Jun 05, 2023
Jesus has his reward with him
Jun 01, 2023
A life giving river
May 31, 2023
I can't becomes l can with God's help
May 30, 2023
God's signature tune
May 17, 2023
Be a life giver
May 16, 2023
Run towards blessing
May 15, 2023
Seeds
May 11, 2023
Pilgrims
May 11, 2023
Change
May 09, 2023
Signs
Apr 19, 2023
Who's at the centre of your life?
Apr 18, 2023
And then it was Easter Monday
Apr 17, 2023
Walk by faith
Mar 13, 2023
Don't play God
Mar 09, 2023
Let me tell you a secret
Mar 08, 2023
Love is the language of the church
Mar 07, 2023
Clinging to God
Mar 02, 2023
Look for hope in the right place
Mar 01, 2023
Hold on to hope
Feb 28, 2023
Jesus will come soon
Feb 27, 2023
Growing in strange places
Feb 23, 2023
Be reconciled
Feb 16, 2023
Love does no harm
Feb 15, 2023
Valentines day
Feb 14, 2023
A different rule of life....
Feb 13, 2023
Friends need our full attention
Feb 07, 2023
God's friendship at the heart of the Bible
Feb 06, 2023
We need the light
Feb 02, 2023
Hostility
Feb 01, 2023
Motives: the why question
Jan 31, 2023
Don't judge a book by its cover
Jan 30, 2023
The nearer it gets the more challenging it becomes
Jan 26, 2023
Preparing for the day....
Jan 25, 2023
There was once a church.....
Jan 24, 2023
Living for the future
Jan 23, 2023
Blinded by the Son
Jan 18, 2023
Something new....
Jan 17, 2023
New year, new you
Jan 16, 2023
The direction of love
Jan 12, 2023
Gift and grace
Jan 11, 2023
Moving between cultures is hard
Jan 10, 2023
Paradise
Jan 09, 2023
The long journey of discipleship
Jan 05, 2023
Who am l?
Jan 04, 2023
Open your eyes and see!
Jan 03, 2023
Joyless Christianity?!
Dec 21, 2022
Angels galore
Dec 19, 2022
Rejoice and enjoy!
Dec 19, 2022
Joseph, a righteous man
Dec 15, 2022
One of the hardest things we have to do
Dec 14, 2022
I want to see...what?
Dec 13, 2022
To see or not see
Dec 12, 2022
The narrow way
Dec 09, 2022
God is great
Dec 07, 2022
Why did you do it, Jesus?
Dec 06, 2022
Has Christmas disappeared?
Dec 05, 2022
Lord, help me be a sign
Nov 24, 2022
Listen to the authority figure that is God and you're on to a winner
Nov 23, 2022
God's with us alright!
Nov 22, 2022
God cares about the ordinary
Nov 21, 2022
Enjoy each day well!
Nov 17, 2022
Remember Jesus
Nov 16, 2022
Wake up Grandpa!
Nov 16, 2022
What does God remember?
Nov 15, 2022
A significant annual act
Nov 14, 2022
Living for his glory
Nov 10, 2022
The Jesus of the mountain top brings renewal
Nov 09, 2022
He's my king, do you know him?
Nov 08, 2022
Jesus, centre of attention
Nov 07, 2022
God's glory is him turning up and us noticing
Nov 03, 2022
The bigger the better
Nov 01, 2022
Be careful what you choose
Oct 31, 2022
On repairing the world
Oct 27, 2022
Slow down
Oct 26, 2022
Nothing satisfies except God himself
Oct 25, 2022
Sabbath's like ice cream
Oct 24, 2022
Obedience is a good thing, honest!
Oct 18, 2022
The only sure way to thrive as a Christian
Oct 13, 2022
Learning from so called pagans
Oct 12, 2022
It's OK to address God as Dad
Oct 11, 2022
God's everywhere to bless
Oct 10, 2022
A little bit of heaven
Oct 06, 2022
Don't even think about work!
Oct 05, 2022
God made us with limitations
Oct 04, 2022
Say no to too much doing
Oct 03, 2022
You're not me and I'm not you and that's OK
Sep 22, 2022
A tribute to the Queen
Sep 20, 2022
Inextricably linked
Sep 15, 2022
How the Bible is written is just as important as what is written
Sep 14, 2022
Treasure the sabbath
Sep 13, 2022
The most important question we should ask meeting new people
Sep 08, 2022
If only the earth could talk....
Sep 07, 2022
Sabbath remembrance
Sep 06, 2022
Sabbath saves us!
Sep 05, 2022
All wrongs will be put right....so worship!
Sep 01, 2022
Catching creation up with praise
Aug 31, 2022
What an ending!
Aug 30, 2022
Jesus's identity
Aug 25, 2022
Who am l?
Aug 24, 2022
God is mindful of you
Aug 23, 2022
Insignificant or?
Aug 22, 2022
Look for blessing in the right place
Aug 18, 2022
Blessing has a price tag but it's worth it!
Aug 17, 2022
No drought in God
Aug 16, 2022
Love languages
Aug 15, 2022
Be ruthless about hurry and be blessed
Aug 11, 2022
What we all need....
Aug 10, 2022
Blessed in staying with God's word
Aug 09, 2022
Losing isn't so bad!
Aug 08, 2022
Commitment brings conflict
Aug 04, 2022
Embarrassed
Aug 03, 2022
Burying our head in the sand
Aug 02, 2022
The Jews knew how to celebrate and....
Aug 01, 2022
I've seen it...
Jul 27, 2022
Such love....
Jul 26, 2022
A rare kind of love
Jul 25, 2022
Drink deeply
Jul 21, 2022
What a scorcher
Jul 20, 2022
And finally on the fruit...
Jul 14, 2022
Bodily control
Jul 13, 2022
You can!
Jul 12, 2022
The most difficult fruit to grow
Jul 11, 2022
How's it all going to end?
Jul 07, 2022
We know better than God!?
Jul 06, 2022
God isn't what we'd imagine.
Jul 05, 2022
An example of gentleness
Jul 04, 2022
Extinct?
Jun 30, 2022
The tough call of faithfulness
Jun 29, 2022
God don't lie!
Jun 28, 2022
Symbols of faithfulness
Jun 27, 2022
Committing our life into God's care
Jun 23, 2022
Learning from psalm 139
Jun 22, 2022
Learning to pray from the psalms 2
Jun 21, 2022
Learning to pray from the psalms 1
Jun 20, 2022
God's pursuit
Jun 16, 2022
Not on your own
Jun 15, 2022
Sweet
Jun 14, 2022
We can't achieve goodness but....
Jun 13, 2022
God isn't like that!
Jun 09, 2022
Kindness
Jun 08, 2022
Finding a place for peace
May 24, 2022
Silence doesn't need to be scary!
May 23, 2022
Wherever you are God is there
May 19, 2022
What a voice he has!
May 18, 2022
I'll never leave you
May 17, 2022
One way to find peace
May 16, 2022
They're not the same
May 12, 2022
Joy in being last!
May 11, 2022
Recommended
May 10, 2022
Choose joy
May 09, 2022
A poem
May 05, 2022
Love with legs on
May 04, 2022
Eager beavers
May 03, 2022
Let's get the balance right
May 02, 2022
Fear is a thief but it doesn't have to be
Apr 28, 2022
To fear or not to fear
Apr 26, 2022
Words stick but they don't have to
Apr 25, 2022
The world needs hope and we have it to share
Apr 21, 2022
Worshipping on a plane!
Apr 20, 2022
Fitting Easter into the everyday
Apr 19, 2022
Would we have seen who he was?
Apr 14, 2022
Steadying my gaze on the crucified one
Apr 13, 2022
Let's really look
Apr 11, 2022
What comes first?
Apr 07, 2022
Words need to be translated
Apr 06, 2022
Love is primary
Apr 05, 2022
Free travel
Apr 04, 2022
Aim high
Mar 31, 2022
How embarrassing
Mar 30, 2022
Beyond
Mar 29, 2022
To love we first need to know we are loved
Mar 28, 2022
Living well with frustration no.3
Mar 24, 2022
Living well with frustration pt.2
Mar 23, 2022
Coping well with frustration no. 1
Mar 22, 2022
Frustrating!
Mar 21, 2022
Seeing Jesus in everyone
Mar 08, 2022
Don't be anxious
Mar 07, 2022
Rule of life
Mar 01, 2022
Thanks alot
Feb 28, 2022
Just in case
Feb 24, 2022
Underdog
Feb 23, 2022
Hindsight is a marvellous thing
Feb 22, 2022
Giants
Feb 21, 2022
Future perspective
Feb 17, 2022
Be enthusiastic
Feb 16, 2022
Anything else, anything more?
Feb 15, 2022
Growing through discomfort
Feb 14, 2022
Blessed to bless
Feb 10, 2022
Lowering of standards is dangerous
Feb 09, 2022
Stronger than the crowd?
Feb 08, 2022
Perfunctory or passionate?
Feb 07, 2022
Honour and respect
Feb 02, 2022
You can never be too sensitive
Feb 01, 2022
My parents
Jan 31, 2022
Holocaust Memorial
Jan 27, 2022
We are what we eat!
Jan 26, 2022
Caring for God
Jan 25, 2022
We can only give what we have
Jan 24, 2022
I'm with him
Jan 20, 2022
Struggling to sound like Jesus
Jan 19, 2022
Jesus's life had a pattern to it
Jan 18, 2022
I sound like.....
Jan 17, 2022
What is prayer?
Jan 13, 2022
A sad but true tale
Jan 12, 2022
We've always done it that way
Jan 11, 2022
Digging deep
Jan 10, 2022
Afraid of being found out?
Jan 06, 2022
Walking away from the crowd
Jan 05, 2022
Didn't know l could do that!
Jan 04, 2022
Back stage deserves applause
Dec 24, 2021
Jesus's leadership style
Dec 23, 2021
Are you willing?
Dec 22, 2021
God, the expert on preparation
Dec 21, 2021
It's OK to struggle
Dec 20, 2021
Feeling alive
Dec 16, 2021
Blood everywhere
Dec 15, 2021
Are you certain that you want God's well done?!
Dec 14, 2021
Signing up to the real deal
Dec 13, 2021
The relentless search for happiness
Dec 02, 2021
A pretty perfect Christmas
Dec 01, 2021
Christmas in a harsh environment
Nov 30, 2021
Prepare
Nov 29, 2021
Be stirred by the Spirit
Nov 25, 2021
Playing solo
Nov 24, 2021
The book that will stir us
Nov 23, 2021
Stories are good for us
Nov 22, 2021
The good news isn't just for our neighbours!
Nov 18, 2021
It's easy to withdraw from the pain of the world
Nov 17, 2021
Stay indoors? Not likely!
Nov 16, 2021
What a surprise
Nov 15, 2021
Work with me
Nov 10, 2021
Transformation requires cooperation
Nov 09, 2021
We're all being formed by something
Nov 08, 2021
It doesn't take much
Nov 03, 2021
How did you feel?
Nov 02, 2021
It's easy to miss them
Nov 01, 2021
Beautiful
Oct 28, 2021
Perseverance pays off
Oct 27, 2021
Why does God bother
Oct 26, 2021
The hope on earth
Oct 25, 2021
Imagine you're an alien!
Oct 21, 2021
Don't miss them
Oct 20, 2021
Not so different to them!
Oct 19, 2021
Understanding aliens
Oct 18, 2021
Thinking about us all the time
Oct 14, 2021
There'll be no rows in heaven!
Oct 13, 2021
Shut your ears and listen to another sound
Oct 12, 2021
Don't diminish him!
Oct 11, 2021
Defiant!
Sep 29, 2021
Name it!
Sep 28, 2021
My chair!
Sep 27, 2021
Our bodies!
Sep 23, 2021
Back off or step forward
Sep 22, 2021
The day is yours
Sep 21, 2021
More precious than anything
Sep 16, 2021
Having difficulty with the Bible?
Sep 15, 2021
Tough to read but well worth a go
Sep 14, 2021
Surprise!
Sep 13, 2021
Shortcomings
Sep 09, 2021
You don't know that!
Sep 08, 2021
One church
Sep 07, 2021
Remembering with forgetfulness
Sep 06, 2021
Life makes sense when......
Sep 02, 2021
Up!
Sep 01, 2021
Not all change is a good idea
Aug 31, 2021
Last words
Aug 26, 2021
Livingstone, I presume!
Aug 25, 2021
Nothing more
Aug 24, 2021
Say yes to rest
Aug 23, 2021
I didn't realise
Aug 19, 2021
Not an illusion
Aug 18, 2021
When the time is right, God will
Aug 17, 2021
Surrender the problem to him
Aug 16, 2021
Conviction
Aug 12, 2021
Be careful
Aug 11, 2021
Work til you drop?
Aug 10, 2021
God can be trusted
Aug 09, 2021
Watch how he does it
Aug 05, 2021
Jesus isn't difficult to live with
Aug 04, 2021
Religion's for nutters
Aug 03, 2021
Deep rest
Aug 02, 2021
That's not ours to carry
Jul 29, 2021
Get away from noise!
Jul 27, 2021
When God says it he does it
Jul 26, 2021
Silence is important
Jul 22, 2021
Praying for those who find no rest
Jul 21, 2021
In tune or?
Jul 20, 2021
Take a break
Jul 19, 2021
Living a full life?
Jul 15, 2021
Embarrassed?
Jul 14, 2021
So, what will you be doing when Jesus returns?
Jul 13, 2021
Football
Jul 12, 2021
A scary world
Jun 30, 2021
One degree.....
Jun 29, 2021
Debt in Dorking!?
Jun 28, 2021
We spend our lives trusting something or someone
Jun 24, 2021
Until
Jun 23, 2021
Who do we turn to in a fragile world?
Jun 22, 2021
Trusting
Jun 21, 2021
What goes in and what stays out of the heart
Jun 17, 2021
The heart is deceitful!!!
Jun 16, 2021
Beginnings
Jun 15, 2021
I can't do this! Help!
Jun 14, 2021
Love has no future!?
Jun 10, 2021
Love and trivia
Jun 09, 2021
Get it out and put it on
Jun 08, 2021
Love's partner
Jun 07, 2021
Relying on God or the miraculous
Jun 03, 2021
The wind of the Spirit
Jun 02, 2021
Check it out
Jun 01, 2021
Unity is special
May 27, 2021
The Spirit of justice
May 26, 2021
The Spirit's testimony
May 25, 2021
The Spirit is in you
May 24, 2021
Bonhoeffer in prison
May 20, 2021
No harm
May 20, 2021
In all circumstances
May 19, 2021
Goodness and mercy....
May 18, 2021
No surprise what God gets up to
May 17, 2021
The patience of God
May 13, 2021
God never forgets
May 12, 2021
Rescued from Egypt
May 11, 2021
Remember
May 10, 2021
The most important thing
May 07, 2021
Go with God
May 06, 2021
Role models
May 05, 2021
Safe
May 04, 2021
What we do as we wait for heaven
Apr 29, 2021
Ready for heaven
Apr 28, 2021
What we're really interested in
Apr 27, 2021
The future
Apr 26, 2021
What affects you
Apr 22, 2021
Stop and wonder
Apr 21, 2021
You are an emotional person
Apr 20, 2021
John, so different to Peter!
Apr 08, 2021
Its the Lord!
Apr 07, 2021
Gods not like us
Apr 06, 2021
Living the moment
Apr 01, 2021
Life
Mar 31, 2021
Like Jesus or Peter?
Mar 30, 2021
Its OK to get angry
Mar 29, 2021
God cares about the small stuff
Mar 25, 2021
The best
Mar 24, 2021
His heart towards you
Mar 23, 2021
God moments
Mar 22, 2021
Sent off
Mar 18, 2021
It doesn't work
Mar 17, 2021
Saints
Mar 16, 2021
Inside and out
Mar 15, 2021
A funny story
Mar 12, 2021
The fruit of the Spirit growing in us
Mar 11, 2021
Gods gifts
Mar 10, 2021
Getting active in transformation
Mar 09, 2021
There's no ego necessary
Mar 08, 2021
Ascension's mystery
Mar 05, 2021
Looking for God
Mar 04, 2021
Holding onto Jesus
Mar 03, 2021
Are we always on our own
Mar 02, 2021
Borders
Mar 01, 2021
Being the best we can be
Feb 25, 2021
Who do you want to be like
Feb 24, 2021
The difference resurrection makes
Feb 23, 2021
Royal privileges
Feb 22, 2021
Stay away from pedestals
Feb 18, 2021
Colours and their meaning
Feb 17, 2021
Celebrating successes
Feb 16, 2021
Being who you can be
Feb 15, 2021
Football and faith
Feb 12, 2021
Dying for the gospel
Feb 11, 2021
Don't give up
Feb 10, 2021
Learning prayer from the persecuted
Feb 09, 2021
Seduced?
Feb 08, 2021
Three words
Feb 04, 2021
Invited
Feb 03, 2021
Memory recall
Feb 02, 2021
Will it stand?
Feb 01, 2021
Do something!
Jan 28, 2021
Change of heart
Jan 27, 2021
Believing?
Jan 26, 2021
Much more
Jan 25, 2021
Mary's devotion
Jan 22, 2021
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