2023-09-26T13:19:00+01:00By Jeff Lucas
Macaulay Culkin is in his 40s now but, for many, he will forever be Kevin McCallister, the precocious eight-year-old in the blockbuster 1990 comedy Home Alone. For those unfamiliar with the film, Kevin’s parents take off for a Christmas in Paris, unaware that they have left their young son behind. ...
2023-08-30T14:51:00+01:00By Jeff Lucas
Perhaps you’ve been there. A family from church invite you for a meal. You don’t know them well, but are pleased by the opportunity. You chat while you wait for the food, and then, as the plates arrive, tension grips you.
2023-07-25T13:40:00+01:00By Jeff Lucas
Negotiations are not allowed, says Jeff Lucas as he explains how anchor habits are helping him stay fit
2023-07-03T14:13:00+01:00By Jeff Lucas
Decades ago, when my wife, Kay, and I were courting, we would exchange excruciating love letters loaded with syrup and spirituality: “Dear Kay, I love you so much, hallelujah, praise the Lord, but not as much as I love Jesus, glory to God.” Yuk.
2023-06-05T13:28:00+01:00By Jeff Lucas
It was one of those: Is this God speaking to me? moments. Seemingly from nowhere a thought surfaced, and the persistent luminosity of it made me wonder if the Holy Spirit was broadcasting on my personal wavelength.
2023-05-02T11:19:00+01:00By Jeff Lucas
I was eagerly looking forward to my annual school reunion. Inevitably, we’d pass the hours reminiscing about the classes we’d loved and loathed, the girls we’d fancied, the pranks we’d played.
2023-03-27T12:45:00+01:00By Jeff Lucas
Recently we decided to add a digital notice board to the outside of our church building. Some might feel this is an extravagance, and many churches would not have the resources (or desire) to spend money on signage, but a road study revealed that around 11 million cars pass our ...
2023-02-23T14:30:00+00:00By Jeff Lucas
Looking back, it wasn’t the greatest idea. The care home had warned me that my mother was just days from dying. Agitation was robbing her of sleep and so I decided I would sit with her through the night.
2023-01-25T14:53:00+00:00By Jeff Lucas
Jeff Lucas says God is a searcher too
2023-01-04T12:53:00+00:00By Jeff Lucas
Night intruders are usually experts in stealth.
2022-11-25T17:44:00+00:00By Jeff Lucas
It is one of my earliest childhood memories. I am probably not more than two or three and there is music playing on the radio. Suddenly my dad picks me up, gently wraps his arms around me, and begins to slowly dance with me. I can still feel the warmth ...
2022-11-02T11:44:00+00:00By Jeff Lucas
My landing on Planet Church in 1975 was not without turbulence. Those Christian people seemed very strange. But I am so grateful for the local church that welcomed me in as a brand-new Christian.
2022-09-09T08:56:00+01:00By Jeff Lucas
Jeff Lucas shares a story from his childhood, when he attempted to interrupt the Queen’s official birthday celebrations
2022-08-30T08:02:00+01:00By Jeff Lucas
There were just ten seconds left in the game, a dreary nil-nil draw. Sensing that victory was still possible, the crowd tensed as my friend John carefully placed the football to take the corner.
2022-07-29T15:03:00+01:00By Jeff Lucas
Jeff Lucas takes another look at Philippians 4:13
2022-07-02T13:06:00+01:00By Jeff Lucas
Jeff Lucas had to quietly control the urge to weep when his farmer friend asked him to help castrate a bull. Here’s what it taught him about perspective.
2022-05-04T10:04:00+01:00By Jeff Lucas
The corridors of Westminster, and some of our churches, may seem reminiscent of a soap opera. But when Christians are tempted to gloat, we must take a look at our motives, says Jeff Lucas
2022-04-25T15:35:00+01:00By Jeff Lucas
Once in a great while, we bump into one-of-a kind people.
2022-03-28T14:08:00+01:00By Jeff Lucas
There was something about me that was screamingly obvious, but I hadn’t noticed it myself.
2022-02-22T15:31:00+00:00By Jeff Lucas
Jeff Lucas remembers a case of mistaken identity
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