Keswick 24: Imagining our resurrections
Mark Meynell
Since the Church’s earliest years, believers have rejoiced in a sublimely simple statement: Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again.
That is no mere objective truth. This ancient truth has now become our truth. The gospel makes it personal. Paul insisted in his letter to the Roman Christians that ‘if we have been united with [Christ] in a death like His, we will certainly also be united with Him in a resurrection like His’ (Rom. 6:5). In other words, where He goes, we go.
Keswick 24: Hope-filled conversations with our children
Amy Smith
We were off to the zoo! My four young children were in the car, we’d waved Dad off to work, the buggy and picnic were packed. As we reached the motorway, a little voice, full of worry, asked: ‘Where are we going and how long for?’ In all my preparation I’d missed a key moment – I hadn’t talked to the children! Four little people had no idea what was happening.
For one little boy, for whom all the events of moving from foster care to his new adoptive home was a conscious memory, this was a problem. He was understandably worried that he was leaving home and might not see Dad again. Without his question, I might have missed what was going on. Instead, my awareness of my son’s heart meant I could wrap him in a hug and say: ‘You are our little boy, God has given you to us and us to you, you are home with us.’
Keswick 24: God is at work today in the least expected places
Femi Adeleye
Two years ago, I was invited by the Primate of the Church of Nigeria, Henry Chukwudum Ndukuba, to speak at the Joshua Generation International Youth Conference (JGIYC). It was to take place at the National Stadium in Abuja, the capital city of Nigeria.
When I was told 30,000 young people were expected at the five-day event, I had some reservations. To my pleasant surprise, there were about 33,000 young people in attendance, and they were all irrepressible in their response. At least one third committed their lives to serving God’s purpose in their generation.
