There are many women the Bible speaks well of. I’m glad we still have their stories with us today. I wonder who this month’s theme brings to mind for you? Maybe the brave Queen Esther, who risked her own life to save the lives of her people. She lived during a time when even queens…
Most of us serve two Gods. No, I’m not talking about Jehovah versus Baal … or God versus X-Box … or Jesus versus money. I mean we actually have two pictures of God and we alternate between following one of them. The first picture of God we hold is the theological one we know in…
How often does the world distract us, so that we forget to pray? How easily do we get caught up in the moment, only to realise later it would’ve been the perfect time to pray? ‘Pathfinders’ is a word that carries many memories for me, of camping; rainy weather; friendships; completing honours and so much…
Last year, I got an unexpected phone call that told me my ‘contract wasn’t going to be renewed for the following year’. Because of this news, I was caught between being filled with joy for a friends wedding but also sick in the stomach wondering how the next year would pan out financially. After sharing…
The Good Isaac and Rebekah (Genesis 24:26-67) The poster couple for when you let God choose your partner. Abraham being the good father that he is instructed his servant to find a wife for his son, Isaac, from his tribe. Rebekah was then selected by Abraham’s servant as a bride for Isaac after the servant…
It was a particularly difficult night of what had already been a terrible week. It didn’t seem right that I had to suffer this way. I had lived a strict life with a healthy diet and regular exercise regimes. I did all the “right things” and yet my health was still failing me. What else…
Youth Ministry. It’s an interesting concept that stirs many opinions. Some may say it’s an integral part of a church’s development; others may label it as volatile and radical. And a few might simply see no point in putting in the effort, as past experiences have fallen flat. But despite these varying views, two things…
The Sabbath is a sanctuary from the rampant busyness of the everyday. It is not rare for me to spend my week dreaming of the Sabbath rest. It is even more tempting to imagine what an entire week of Sabbath would feel like and how I would feel after it. Imagine not working for a…
‘Farewell, 2020!’ ‘2021 will be YOUR year!’ ‘Goodbye to the worst year ever.’ ‘Bring on 2021! ‘ ‘Everything will be better next year.’ NEWS FLASH! Everything will NOT be better next year! I’m sure you’ve heard these phrases a lot over the past few weeks as the year 2020 began to close. And I’ve got…
Today, Bethlehem is a town of about 50,000 people, with narrow streets winding up, down and around the small Judean hills. One of the places that many of the tourist buses grind their way towards on the edge of town is known as the Shepherds’ Field. It’s a sparse, rock-strewn park with a few low…