Think about the most influential men and women who have ever lived; those who have brought the most good into the world. I’m sure that a few names spring to mind. But perhaps they aren’t the most influential people in the world. Perhaps the most influential people in the world were their parents. Read more
In 2019, aviation authorities around the world grounded all Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. Apparently a new automated flight control system was malfunctioning, and had sent two planes into repeated nosedives. The pilots tried valiantly to regain manual control of the aircraft, but were unable to do so. 346 people lost their lives in these airline disasters. Read more
Jesus taught us that we need His help to change from the inside out. The Good News is that Jesus can and does change people for the better! Read more
What is the anaesthetised life? I’m sure that many of us have been administered anaesthesia at some point in our lives. Recently I had a mole removed, and the doctor injected the excision site with a “local” anaesthetic. I didn’t feel anything other some gentle stretching and scratching. Read more
Ephraim compromises with the nations; he’s a half-baked cake (Hosea 7:8, ISV).
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One of the first miracles of Jesus in the Gospel of Mark happened when a man with leprosy came to him and fell on his knees, begging to be healed. Jesus reached out his hand touched him and healed him (1:40-45). Read more
In the ancient world there were no refrigerators. That means that they had to find other means to try to preserve perishable food. Salt was one of the most important of those means. Read more
I used to love the God of love, but the God of justice? … Not so much. Read more
There really are treasures of darkness! Light is good but darkness is bad, right? At least that’s the way we often think about it. Let me turn that on its head, with a little story. Read more