There is a kind of woman who has learned the hours. She knows which time of day the street is empty. She knows which aisle to take, which gathering to skip, which relative not to sit near,…
Everything I Ever Did
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The Father’s Voice
“And behold, a voice from heaven said, This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.” Matthew 3:17
The Foolish Things
“But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong.” 1 Corinthians 1:27
The Cave
“David departed from there and escaped to the cave of Adullam.” 1 Samuel 22:1
Fearfully and Wonderfully Made
“For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.” Psalm 139:13-14
Blessed
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 5:3
I Am Not a Bum
“For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made.” Psalm 139:13-14
You — Yes, You
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.”
The High Ground
“Put on the whole armour of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.” Ephesians 6:11
Fear
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power and of love and of a sound mind. 2 Timothy 1:7
Whosoever
The author
Tom Hartley
I write about the words we thought we knew, and the God who keeps turning out to be kinder than we expected.
Start here
- Joy — ten parts on the most underrated word in the New Testament
- Righteousness — five parts on being made right, rather than getting it right
- Christian Living — the ordinary week, and what faith asks of it
The books
I Don’t Think It Means What You Think It Means
Volume One · The words we thought we knew
Grace. Love. Faith. Heart. The most familiar words in the Christian vocabulary, taken back to the Greek they were written in.
The Map That Preached
The Prophetic Geography of Jesus’ Ministry
Where Jesus went was never incidental. A reading of the ministry through the map it was walked on.