Hope & Glory

Bringing hope for God’s glory

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  • Expectation

    “The angel answered, The Holy Spirit will come upon you, the power of the Highest hover over you; Therefore, the child you bring to birth will be called Holy, Son of God.”‭‭Luke‬ ‭1‬:‭35‬ ‭MSG‬‬ This Advent and Christmas season we have been full of expectation. For me, Kate, it’s brought a sense of intense excitement.…

  • A response to seeing the brilliance of the stars in a dark morning sky, speaking of God’s transcendent glory!

  • A divided world The world’s media daily pours out speech over its citizens reporting division, blame and hostility between people; left wing against right wing and vice versa; nations against nations. In too many nations people are cancelled and shunned and even killed because they express opinions that are unacceptable to others. Even if they…

  • Hope Last Sunday in church we finished the service with the modern hymn In Christ Alone. Here’s the first verse. In Christ alone my hope is foundHe is my light, my strength, my songThis cornerstone, this solid groundFirm through the fiercest drought and stormWhat heights of love, what depths of peaceWhen fears are stilled, when…

  • Shaken awake I woke early this morning, hearing the noise of a rushing wind outside. The petals have been blown off the roses and the trees are shaking energetically. It reminds me of words spoken by Jesus: “The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from…

  • 24/7 Global Prayer Week This week is designated Global Prayer Week by the 24/7 Prayer Movement. I, Kate, signed up to an hour of prayer today as part of that initiative. One hour of prayer Yesterday I realised that, although I pray for people and situations regularly, I wasn’t really praying for the nations in…

  • Now, this is a new opportunity. Today I, Kate, started – and finished – a poem called Hope. I wrote it this morning. So, this blog will be published on our Hope & Glory site – www.kingdomheritageproductions.com and also on my poetry blogsite The Bakery http://www.poems-and-reflections.com Stratton on Fosse, Somerset We’re still in our caravan…

  • YouTube Since 2017 we have been uploading some of our videos to YouTube. The link is www.youtube.com/@kingdomheritageproductions There you will find videos on a variety of different topics. Some of them have had a lot of views! Especially the ones on the Welsh Revival. Vimeo Also, Roger has a Vimeo channel where he uploads some…

  • The story of Blaise Pascal 1623 – 1662 This summer, my wife Kate and I attended the annual New Wine Festival in Somerset. Around 15,000 adults and children from nearly 800 churches gathered at the Bath and West Showground at Shepton Mallet. All ages were catered for at a variety of venues. There is something…

  • This morning I, Kate, was reflecting on the need for rest – true rest – and so I wrote a short poem and published it on my other blogsite which is actually called The Bakery! It’s a place where I have been sharing my poems and reflections for a couple of years now. http://www.poems-and-reflections.com Blessing…