One of my favourite Beginner’s Bible songs was “Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego”. In the last year and a bit, the story of these men, and their friend Daniel, has really caught my attention. I want to share some the wonderful aspects of faith that marked Daniel and his friends as being set apart for God. … More Friends of Faith P1: Food for Strength
We watched some old family videos over Christmas. One of the very first clips was of a little me singing “Jesus Loves Me”. A few sections later, I was singing it again, this time to my younger sister in the cot. Later on, I sang it while was she crawling on the floor. I recorded … More Testimony, Hiddenness and Tools on Earth
Matthew 8:23-27 tells an interesting story, one which is also recorded in Mark 4:35-41 and Luke 8:22-25. The passage below is the story as told in Luke: “Now it happened, on a certain day, that He got into a boat with his disciples. And He said to them, ‘Let us cross over to the other … More Q&A: Commander of True Rest
Throughout the gospels, there is record of many questions being posed to Jesus – some by Pharisees or scribes, some by common men and women, some by His disciples, and even some by demons. Jesus answers many questions, though not always in the way anticipated. He also asks a fair few questions of His own. … More Q&A: The Master is First
King Ahab is possibly one of the most notorious kings of Israel. His wife, Jezebel is equally infamous. In reading about the life of King Ahab, I wonder how it could be that he acknowledged the power of God, yet only sometimes appealed to Him. Ahab directly and very clearly experienced the grace of God, … More Ahab’s Crown
Last week, we looked at how William Wilberforce and Queen Esther influenced their nations as a prominent politician, and as royalty respectively. Joseph also influenced a nation, despite being a stranger in it. He eventually rose to be called “Father to Pharaoh”, but he first endured through injustice, and serving in the mundane. We can … More Joseph – Father to Pharaoh
I’ve only just read up on the life story of William Wilberforce and I am struck by the impact of his life on society. This was a man who changed long-standing mindsets and influenced culture through introducing the mind of God. He battled, persevered, loved God, loved his enemies, and refused to back down from … More For such a time as this
While I studied Job, my husband reflected on what God says about suffering, reading through a different passage of the Bible. He shares his thoughts below: Medicine teaches us that illnesses have a strong genetic factor, both in physical, and mental health. One common example is cystic fibrosis where the defect in the CFTR gene … More Born into Suffering? (Thoughts from J.D)
Over the last two years, I’ve done some growing up in that I’ve moved to a new stage of life – marriage, full time work and a new church. For some time now, I’ve had a niggling feeling of sorts that there’s something I’m not quite getting. In the past, I’ve had clear vision of … More Creating the New Wineskin
Part of Job’s suffering came from the way his friends sought to “comfort” him. Their words and attitude gave Job more grief than comfort. However, Job is in need of a godly reminder, which Elihu delivers, and God backs up. What lessons can we learn from Job’s friends about effective and ineffective responses to someone … More Job P4 – Perceiving and responding to the suffering of others
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