from Bill Sayer I am sure we have all experienced our hopes dashed by the circumstances of life. Perhaps the expectation of a new job, home, life-partner…… We have our hopes and dreams firmly fixed on a seemingly natural and logical way forward, only to find that the certain way forward is blocked by the […]
Across most urban vistas, you will spot at least one building under construction or repair with scaffolding surrounding it. Although a little unsightly, the scaffolding is a positive sign of the investment in the city, and brings with it a sense of anticipation as to when the project might be completed, and the glory of […]
Isaiah 28:27-29 27 A farmer doesn’t use a sledge to crush dill; he doesn’t use a wagon wheel to crush cumin. He uses a small stick to break open the dill, and with a rod he opens the cumin. 28 The grain is ground to make bread. People do not ruin it by ·crushing it forever. The farmer […]
If you needed to cross a desert, you would take the shortest and hence, quickest route across, right? WRONG! Crossing a desert takes planning and strategy because one mistake could result in personal catastrophe. However much water you might take with you when you set out, it will be insufficient for the whole journey. So, […]
How do you respond when seeing someone cry? Do you feel uncomfortable or awkward, perhaps believing that weeping is indicative of weakness? Even Jesus wept: over Jerusalem (Luke 19:41-44); and for His friend Lazarus (John 11:35). There are so many reasons why we cry, and many are indicated in the Bible: Tears of and frustration/ […]
from Rodney Shotter 2 Corinthians 4: 16-18During this first week of June 2022 we are celebrating the Queens 70 years on the throne. I am full of admiration for her Majesty as she continues well in to her old age to perform many of her sovereign duties in serving this Country. This Jubilee is as […]
from Ian Toone In 1 Kings 18, we read about a powerful prayer that Elijah prayed, calling down fire from heaven – and God was pleased to answer that prayer. However, soon after that, Elijah prayed another prayer which God chose not to answer – or, rather, the answer was a firm ‘No’. The request […]
The path of the righteous is like the morning sun, shining ever brighter till the full light of day. (Prov. 4:18) Did you know that we are part of those who have been made righteous before God; our sinfulness has been taken away and we have been re-clothed in robes of righteousness (Is. 61:10)? If this is […]
By Ian Toon Jesus, You are changing me: By Your Spirit You’re making me like You; Jesus, You’re transforming me, That Your loveliness may be seen in all I do; You are the Potter and I am the clay: Help me to be willing to let You have Your way; Jesus, You are changing me, […]
from Michael Acquah In Daniel 3, the tyrant king Nebuchadnezzar threatened to burn alive 3 Hebrew men who defied his order to worship his idol. He mocked, ‘And what god would be able to deliver you from my hand’? Well, he soon found out, because he himself witnessed a fourth Man, one like ‘the son […]
