Those little phrases – “Everything is meaningless”, “He has made everything beautiful in its time”, “A cord of three strands is not quickly broken”. Six weeks of spending time in the book of Ecclesiastes has really changed my understanding of it. At first, I thought of Solomon in all his wisdom, a king imparting his … More Ecclesiastes P6: The Point of Ecclesiastes
Why do bad things happen to good people? This is one question that is asked over and over again – sometimes with anger, sometimes with regret, sometimes with a deep-seated grief when we see the many injustices in our world. Solomon ponders over this question a number of times in Ecclesiastes. He acknowledges the omnipotence … More Ecclesiastes P5: What is Injustice? Why is Suffering?
There are so many descriptions of Jesus in the Bible. He is a lion, a lamb, a redeemer, a champion in battle, a shepherd, King over all, our lover and our friend. This week, I just want to look briefly at two characteristics – Jesus our Lover, and Jesus our Friend. JESUS OUR LOVER … More My Lover, My Friend
God takes our unfulfilled desires and transforms them in His joy. He hears, He answers and He blesses beyond what we can imagine. Hannah was a woman who experienced disappointment and hurt, but saw God come through for her in an amazing way. She asked for a baby, and God gave her more. He opened … More H A N N A H
“For in much wisdom is much grief, And he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.” – [Ecclesiastes 1:18] Knowledge comes with both delight and sorrow. There is delight in understanding but also sorrow in realisation. Solomon, author of Ecclesiastes and one well known for being a man of wisdom, speaks also about the grief of wisdom. … More Ecclesiastes P2: Sorrow in Wisdom?
The word “ecclesiastes” translates as “gatherer, teacher, preacher”. It is a book of the Bible I seem to appreciate more as I grow older. Perhaps it is the reflective nature of the author, perhaps the fact that as I experience more of life, I experience more of what Ecclesiastes describes. In any case, I feel … More Ecclesiastes P1: Who will remember?
Shepherd to hero, fugitive to king, greatly loved but also greatly disciplined, at peace and at war; this was the life of King David. It always amazes me to look at David’s life, marvel at the stressors he must have experienced, and yet see the joy and hope he maintained in God. Alongside David, Paul … More Could it be joy?
On starry night an angel’s voice Amidst the forlorn fields; “Don’t weep my children, now rejoice A Saviour soon shall rise.” For all the lost and broken ones, For widows and the lonely, For rich and poor, and weary ones His kindness for their worries. A lamb in nature, robed in light With armour mighty … More Ode to the Christ
In the gospels, there are many stories of Jesus healing people and performing miracles. So numerous are the accounts that the John tells us if they were all written, “even the world itself could not contain the books that would be written”. Some of Jesus’ miracles, however, are recorded in all the gospels and while … More Daughter, your faith
There is freedom in singleness, and there is freedom in marriage. There is freedom in the pursuit of God, and freedom in finding Him. This year, my husband and I celebrate three years of marriage and I find myself reflecting on freedom. In a world that values freedom for self, how does God’s freedom compare? … More Three Years in Freedom
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