Storms will come, but the storm is not the problem. Jesus made this clear when He said: “In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33) This means difficulty is not an exception. It is part of the experience of living, even for those who…
A reminder to myself, and hopefully to someone else reading. A reminder to myself, and hopefully to someone else reading. A Sudden Awareness Certain realisations can jolt you up and hold your attention, especially when it comes to time and growth. The awareness of how time ought to be looked at has been one of…
The word blessed is commonly used, yet its meaning is often assumed rather than examined. In ordinary speech, blessing is associated with favourable outcomes: success, growth, comfort, or visible progress. Within Christian language, it can easily become shorthand for personal advancement or circumstantial ease. However, when Scripture speaks of blessing, it does so with greater…
Every new beginning carries tension. Hope and uncertainty often arrive together. Interestingly, faith does not erase chaos; more often, it calls us to rise above it. Scripture shows us this pattern again and again: when the path ahead is unclear, when fear presses in, when confusion clouds vision, God’s people are not promised an easy…
The God of the Mountain is also the God of the Valley There is an instructive moment in 1 Kings 20 that tells about God’s faithfulness even in the eye of the storm. After being defeated by Israel, the Syrians attempted to rationalize their loss. They concluded that Israel’s victory was possible only because their…
Introduction Psalm 23 1 A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. 3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. 4 Yea, though I…
“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” — Genesis 1:1 Is There a God? A Creator? Or are we, as Darwin and others propose, the random product of a faith-demanding concept like the primordial “caldron soup”? From the first time I saw a leaf under a microscope, I stood in awe. Beneath…
