Folks, let's be clear-eyed about this 20-minute neighbourhoods push from the SNP and Scottish Government. They've rolled out guidance since 2024, calling it "local living", a plan to cram shops, doctors, parks, and services within a 20-minute walk or cycle from home.
You know, folks, when I look at the news about our local roads here in Scotland, the A814 between Helensburgh, Cardross, and Dumbarton, I see a road that's become a real danger zone. Narrow paths, heavy logging lorries roaring by, fast cars, and too many tragic accidents over the years. Lives lost, families grieving.
Well, folks. As I open my Bible, I want to talk about something that's been on my heart lately. You know, people I have heard say, "What about this idea of binding Satan? I hear folks saying, 'I bind you, Satan, in the name of Jesus!' Is that in the Bible?" And I have to say, after going through the Word cover to cover, I just don't see it there for us today.
Jeremiah 49:34-39
You know, folks, as we go through the Bible and even in your own reading, we come to these prophecies against the nations, and they remind us that God is sovereign over every kingdom on earth.
Now listen, folks, especially you precious ones in Iran who might be reading this through some hidden way, maybe a VPN or when the lights come back on, God hasn’t forgotten you. Not for a moment.
You know, folks, I have been watching what's happening here in Scotland and the UK, and it breaks my heart. People are saying, "Oh, this is a Christian country," pointing back to history, the old churches, the way things used to be.
You know, folks, I've been thinking a lot lately about what real revival looks like. Not the kind you put on a calendar with guest speakers lined up and a short series on breakthrough and motivation. However, those aren't wrong in themselves, but the kind that comes suddenly, sovereignly, when God's people get desperate enough to pray and humble themselves before Him.
Folks, just a few days after the new year, my heart has been heavy yet hopeful for the nation of Venezuela. Just overnight, January 3, news broke across the world: U.S. forces carried out a large-scale military strike in Caracas and beyond.
Folks, I want to speak to you from the heart as I do here at Born Again Chris
Why Many Churches Stay Silent on Prophecy - And What the Bible Actually Says
You know, folks, as we go through the Bible, chapter by chapter and verse by
