Christians don’t have a monopoly on the view that Christmas has become too commercialised. Nor do they have a monopoly on a yearning for traditional…
Rocks and Hard Places
I didn’t get a Father’s day card last year. I was fairly pragmatic. After all, its just a made up day and mostly geared to…
Out of Plum
I’ve recently read the book of Esther. Its remarkable in that it is the only book of the Bible that mentions neither God, worship or…
Welcome Home
In a previous post I asked, “Who is Jesus?” I’m not sure that I really answered the question, rather that I questioned our answers. Young…
Who is Jesus?
There is no question that Jesus was born a Jew but did he live as a Jew? Jesus came to fulfil the Law so he…
Love and Pray
For Daniel Softly comes the evening chillWhen sun’s warm glow is goneThe day is done, its hours are spentYet time still trundles on The day…
Too Much Rubble
In the 4th chapter of Nehemiah the Jews are mocked as they attempt to rebuild the wall of their devastated city. If being faced with…
God Doesn’t Care
photo © Sarah Klockars-Clauser for openphoto.netCC:Attribution-ShareAlike I hear people say, “God won’t let you down.” But we know from experience that he does. He will…
Unwanted Gifts
photo © Miroslav Vajdić for openphoto.netCC:Attribution-NoDerivs Let me relate an insignificant incident. Many years ago when I was living with mum and dad we had…
In Spirit and Truth
photo © Sarah Klockars-Clauser for openphoto.netCC:Attribution-ShareAlike This was written some time ago in response to a guest article and the blogger’s response to that article.…