<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Place of Refuge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Place Of Refuge]]></description><link>https://23harryplace.wixsite.com/place-of-refuge/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 17:08:28 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://23harryplace.wixsite.com/place-of-refuge/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA['The Will of God']]></title><description><![CDATA[Last week, we talked about following Christ in obedience. The benchmark of such is full surrender to all that God is asking you be and do. D. A. Carsons once said, “What, then, is the essential characteristic of the true believer, the genuine disciple of Jesus Christ? …His chief characteristic is obedience. The Father’s will is not simply admired, discussed, praised, debated; it is done!"  Praise Him today… that by His grace He invites us to come to Him. God doesn’t want part-time...]]></description><link>https://23harryplace.wixsite.com/place-of-refuge/post/the-will-of-god</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a0154b7b1ac8cd94fa84165</guid><category><![CDATA[Following Christ]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 02:59:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e3354b_d68cf9e5823f4408a6e458d43990309b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>23harryplace</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[“New beginning of obedience!”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charles Finney said, "All that is necessary for revival, all that revival really boils down to is a new beginning of obedience to God."  “A new beginning of obedience to God” - every one of us that seek to follow Jesus, needs this! Thinking of our blog last week, Jesus linked obedience to love. He said, “If you love me, you will keep my commandments” (John 14:15). Just as Jesus’ love for the Father was expressed in His obedience, so our love for Jesus is expressed in our obedience to Him...]]></description><link>https://23harryplace.wixsite.com/place-of-refuge/post/new-beginning-of-obedience</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69feaa0f57c1b4d987689afa</guid><category><![CDATA[Following Christ]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 05:39:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e3354b_d592c80d8bdc4776945f5d1848361e28~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_798,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>23harryplace</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[“Love one another”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do you remember the old-style British passports, which always had a space for ‘distinguishing marks.’ For me, I dutifully wrote, ‘None!’ Yet, the truth is, all Christians are marked "with the Holy Spirit", as Paul states in Ephesians 1:13. And if that sounds a bit strange for a distinguishing mark, here's a very simple and practical one. It’s found in John 13:35. Jesus says, "All people will know you are my disciples if you love one another."      Let me ask you today, how well does this...]]></description><link>https://23harryplace.wixsite.com/place-of-refuge/post/love-one-another</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f6ab07edf5696920d5e8ed</guid><category><![CDATA[Following Christ]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 03:58:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e3354b_7cc10898a1e04221892d5b849844e5e8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_728,h_485,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>23harryplace</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Rather have Jesus!’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Following Jesus is not an event, it’s a way of life! When Jesus invited someone to follow Him, He used the word 'akoloutheō'. When He spoke this word, He meant a continuous, lifelong, permanent commitment. It would mean to be in an up-to-date relationship with Him. J. I. Packer said, “Knowing Jesus Christ still remains as definite a relation of personal discipleship as it was for the Twelve.”  He has to come first! The Christian life is a life of radical discipleship. Following Jesus means...]]></description><link>https://23harryplace.wixsite.com/place-of-refuge/post/rather-have-jesus</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69eedc4c306809d955e95acb</guid><category><![CDATA[Following Christ]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 01:30:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e3354b_66e87798651649ae9c526eac0b86e613~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_846,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>23harryplace</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Walk Worthy’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Remember last week we prayed, "In order to ‘Walk Worthy’ give me the grace to love you above all and to follow you and your will for my life." Robert Murray McCheyne said,  “If we are to walk worthy of our high and holy calling, we must live daily in consideration of the greatness and glory of Jesus.” Ephesians 4 is one of the great chapters of the Bible. It gives practical instruction on how we are to live, both as individuals in striving to follow Jesus, and as His church. Notice how it...]]></description><link>https://23harryplace.wixsite.com/place-of-refuge/post/walk-worthy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e830538e63193b95d79168</guid><category><![CDATA[Following Christ]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 06:42:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e3354b_3d1f1314d4ce4f5db6c42547e648edce~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_615,h_461,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>23harryplace</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Following Christ’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Romans 12:1-2: “Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.” I have been so challenged by Dallas Willard’s comments, “The greatest issue facing the world today, with all its...]]></description><link>https://23harryplace.wixsite.com/place-of-refuge/post/following-christ</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e04bf41847596b2f564c22</guid><category><![CDATA[Following Christ]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 02:54:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e3354b_19ff92f03b83436683548192457a0d81~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_683,h_455,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>23harryplace</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Go and tell!’]]></title><description><![CDATA[N.T. Wright  writes:  "The resurrection of Jesus doesn't leave us passive, helpless spectators. We find ourselves lifted up, set on our feet, given new breath in our lungs and commissioned to go make new creation happen in this world." Reading Matthew 28: 5-7 :   "The angel said to the women, 'Do not be afraid... He is not here; he has risen, just as he said.  Come and see  the place where he lay.  Then go  quickly and tell his disciples...'” Last week we noted the invitation to ‘Come and...]]></description><link>https://23harryplace.wixsite.com/place-of-refuge/post/go-and-tell</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d5b28fd3b1a3633e6e529c</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 05:50:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e3354b_79004f20680a496692ef28c4ac43e8b7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_800,h_521,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>23harryplace</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Come and See’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Matthew 28:6: “He is not here; he has risen! Just as he said. Come and see.” For Christians, this is the shout and invitation of Easter that should transform us, because it announces the defeat of our greatest and last enemy, death and the glorious possibility of new resurrection LIFE! This weekend, we celebrate the work of Christ that changed everything! Christ has risen from the dead and He offers what no one else can: Easter’s new beginning !  Today, we can know and celebrate this new...]]></description><link>https://23harryplace.wixsite.com/place-of-refuge/post/come-and-see</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69cd33902a4608ae0019fde8</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 07:06:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e3354b_52649399e3c74efbad62508f3539dd68~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>23harryplace</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["The Lord needs it!"]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Palm Sunday story is told year after year of Jesus riding a donkey into His nation’s seat of power . What if we allowed Him to do the same again today into our hearts and lives? We’re Easter people  of faith. But, are there areas of our life untouched, or inconsistent with our faith? Simply, areas where we haven’t said YES to Him being LORD? As Christians, we’re called to worship Him. However, we must realise that before a worship of words there has to be a release, a confession that...]]></description><link>https://23harryplace.wixsite.com/place-of-refuge/post/the-lord-needs-it</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c4a52a2fd06622ab8fd3a0</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 03:50:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e3354b_b70b844439fe48e58157a3229ef0f688~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_835,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>23harryplace</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[“All the fullness!”]]></title><description><![CDATA[We visit the Ephesians 3:17-19 text one more time. Let’s see if we are getting to know God better! Did you know, we are able to “be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God”   (v19)? Wow! I have a book on my bookshelf entitled Revival: A People Saturated with God. It’s a very perceptive and helpful book by Brian Edwards. In the book, the writer lists 57 major revivals from 1150 to 1972 and begins to answer the questions - What does God’s extraordinary work of revival look like? What...]]></description><link>https://23harryplace.wixsite.com/place-of-refuge/post/all-the-fullness</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69bb64b2c384c212cc981e78</guid><category><![CDATA[Knowing God Better]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 04:05:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e3354b_10eb45499fa0491daf05b27a7d6ab1bf~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_500,h_500,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>23harryplace</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here is love!]]></title><description><![CDATA[How about restarting a journey into that vast territory of God's love? I believe such a journey of experiencing God's love in a deeper way will expand and transform your life and mine, more than anything. “And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge”  (Eph 3:17-19). Paul prays for us to be “rooted and...]]></description><link>https://23harryplace.wixsite.com/place-of-refuge/post/here-is-love</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b235efecfce39c49a88c12</guid><category><![CDATA[Knowing God Better]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 04:06:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e3354b_6a5e836ae0ec4e62bc80a1d820b3187f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_449,h_389,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>23harryplace</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[“God is Love”]]></title><description><![CDATA[When was the last time you heard God’s ‘I love YOU?’ Hear it again this morning -  “Since you are precious and honoured in my sight, and because I love you”  (Is 43:5). God’s love is not an idea; it is an unwavering reality. It is steadfast (Ps 136), everlasting (Jer 31:3), immeasurable (Eph 3:18), and inseparable (Rom 8:38–39). Henri Nouwen  once said,  “I am convinced that I will truly be able to love the world when I fully believe that I am loved far beyond its boundaries." Stop for a...]]></description><link>https://23harryplace.wixsite.com/place-of-refuge/post/god-is-love</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a8ecb7f1929985ec95bc5f</guid><category><![CDATA[Knowing God Better]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 03:42:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e3354b_73ef09d0555e4815bafcdad528fd8203~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_686,h_458,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>23harryplace</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Graspable Love’]]></title><description><![CDATA[We have, over the last couple of weeks, had an insight into knowing God’s power better! I want us to look at another text referring to God’s power, but as a transition to one of the greatest subjects and indeed experiences we can and need to have as Christians, that is, knowing the love of God better! Our Text  Ephesians 3:18,19 says: “ may have power , together with all the Lord’s holy people,  to grasp  how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that...]]></description><link>https://23harryplace.wixsite.com/place-of-refuge/post/graspable-love</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699fb885bf1bf6f6a2a86c97</guid><category><![CDATA[Knowing God Better]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 03:40:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e3354b_740f2aee512e410f8d9db58c2ee95e22~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_728,h_481,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>23harryplace</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[“Immeasurably more!”]]></title><description><![CDATA[What would happen if we came alive to God’s power today?  Our Text  is Ephesians 3:20: “ to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us. ” The more we yield to Him, the more we will encounter in a greater way, things we could never imagine. How do I know that? Because Paul said at the beginning of Ephesians, in chapter 1:19-23, "that the power that now works in you" is the power that raised Christ from the dead. That's...]]></description><link>https://23harryplace.wixsite.com/place-of-refuge/post/immeasurably-more</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69968231658df599f4fd39d0</guid><category><![CDATA[Knowing God Better]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 04:56:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e3354b_d1e3f879c5b249018f32d4db7c6032a0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_767,h_386,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>23harryplace</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Knowing  God’s Power’]]></title><description><![CDATA[In  ‘knowing God better’ , we have in the past few weeks been looking at one of Paul's prayers in Ephesians. We have already covered hope, inheritance and now we’re going to reflect on ‘power.’ Note what Paul prays  in Ephesians 1:18-20: “ I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and his incomparably great power for us who believe . That power is the   same...]]></description><link>https://23harryplace.wixsite.com/place-of-refuge/post/knowing-god-s-power</link><guid isPermaLink="false">698b86d3c54aab42f41f793b</guid><category><![CDATA[Knowing God Better]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 03:48:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e3354b_8354ae0f539b45009ebb9ceb65bb4078~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>23harryplace</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[“Always more to come!”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ephesians 1:3 confirms we have been   blessed  “in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. ”​​  Notice this is written in the past tense, indicating that we already have these blessings; we’ve already begun to experience and live out our inheritance  in Christ. However, don’t misunderstand what the heavenly realms are! This is a reference to all the invisible realities, the foundational truths of our life in Christ. They won’t be restricted, reduced or removed.  To...]]></description><link>https://23harryplace.wixsite.com/place-of-refuge/post/always-more-to-come</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6982358a7a653e8bed2dd942</guid><category><![CDATA[Knowing God Better]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 04:20:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e3354b_f478c0db575a44b1b549453f916662cd~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_728,h_226,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>23harryplace</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Glorious Inheritance.’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A. W. Tozer,  says:   "The heaviest obligation lying upon the Christian Church today is to purify and elevate her concept of God until it is once more worthy of Him." In September 2025 I asked if we needed help in discovering what this might mean? Ephesians 1:17 states, “I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that  you may know him better .” Then notice what Paul goes on to pray. Reading - Ephesians...]]></description><link>https://23harryplace.wixsite.com/place-of-refuge/post/glorious-inheritance</link><guid isPermaLink="false">697ad18a4c1c36a19b768009</guid><category><![CDATA[Knowing God Better]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 03:37:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e3354b_7a42303b7efa41d5add40466759d2ca7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_982,h_521,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>23harryplace</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Christ in you, the Hope’  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[J.I. Packer  said,  “There is hope for a ruined humanity — hope of pardon, hope of peace with God, hope of glory—because at the Father’s will Jesus Christ became poor and was born in a stable so that thirty years later, he might hang on a cross. It is the most wonderful message that the world has ever heard, or will hear.” My text for today: “ God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory ” (Col 1:27). The letter...]]></description><link>https://23harryplace.wixsite.com/place-of-refuge/post/christ-in-you-the-hope</link><guid isPermaLink="false">697047998067b29f7ce72083</guid><category><![CDATA[Knowing God Better]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 04:13:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e3354b_313ed0b8a4b64fe8b497803055620045~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_728,h_486,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>23harryplace</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[“Passion for the Promise!” ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lewis Smedes  wrote,  "Hope is no longer a passion for the possible. It becomes a passion for the promise." Such a “Passion for the promise” must focus solely on God’s grace, goodness and power and His promises of hope, securing life now and our future redemption, through faith in Jesus. If ‘Peace with God’  are some of the most important words to declare as a Christian (see last weeks blog), this must mean “No Hope” has also been dealt with. I’m told 'Hope' or   “hoped, hopeful, hopes, and...]]></description><link>https://23harryplace.wixsite.com/place-of-refuge/post/passion-for-the-promise</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6968021e6ae8988b73fb6a82</guid><category><![CDATA[Knowing God Better]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 03:39:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e3354b_a08e64dedc1c4374a30e692911b846c2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_773,h_449,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>23harryplace</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[“Kept in perfect peace!”]]></title><description><![CDATA[When we have peace with God,  we can then know  the peace of  God . The upward dimension must be taken care of before  inward peace can permeate our lives and be lived out as a consequence. Christ as Saviour brings peace with God Peace with God, fundamentally, is a new relationship of forgiveness and acceptance. When Jesus came to His disciples in the upper room the evening of resurrection day, He said, “Peace be with you” ; and when He had said that,  “he showed unto them his hands and side”...]]></description><link>https://23harryplace.wixsite.com/place-of-refuge/post/kept-in-perfect-peace</link><guid isPermaLink="false">695b38bb564ad52a95965b90</guid><category><![CDATA[Knowing God Better]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 03:55:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e3354b_12f9aba1e18c4c9b90ba9e1a3ae6a1b5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_779,h_519,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>23harryplace</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>