David Seargent

In 17th. Century England, God raised up a prophet named George Fox, the founder of the Quaker movement. Unlike reformers such as Luther and Calvin, Fox had no great theological dispute with the “official” church of his time, but unlike most preachers of his day he saw Christianity as something to be experienced and not merely believed as an…[Read more]

That great saint of last century, Norman Grubb, preached the rule of Christ within us, as us (i.e. as the Source of our life) and through us. It follows that if we were always obedient to Christ within us, the Kingdom would be manifest here and now. Please read article at daffydd.simplesite.com regarding this vital message.

Blessings

If astronomical science has shown us anything in recent years, it is just how special the Earth is! Although many science textbooks still say that the Earth is “average” and “not special” those astronomers who study the conditions for life in the universe tell a very different story.

Compared with the other rocky planets in our solar system,…[Read more]

Recently, God led me to a little book called “It’s As Simple As This” which, although not specifically about the Kingdom of God, has shed much light on that subject. The simple title and brevity of this book gives little hint of the depth of teaching that it contains, but of chief relevance is the light that it sheds on the teaching of Paul summe…[Read more]

In the opinion of that great saint of last century, Norman P Grubb, “self-development” is impossible and its  pursuit is sinful! His reason for saying this is because the belief that there is a (more or less) neutral natural human ego (fallen, but able to be redeemed) is an illusion. On the contrary, we are either governed by “the sin that is in…[Read more]

The philosopher, G. F. Stout, taught that because God is all-good the only world worthy of His creation is the best of all possible. But by this he did not mean the “safest” or the one in which humans would be most comfortable. Stout meant the one that contained the maximum number of virtues. But some virtues can only exist in a struggle with…[Read more]

<p align=”left”><span style=”font-family: Times New Roman, serif;”><span style=”font-size: medium;”>The Kingdom of God is surely central to Christianity. We may note that the opening petition of the so-called Lord’s Prayer (which should really be called the “Disciples’ Prayer”, as it is really the model of prayer given by Jesus to His followe…[Read more]