Sometimes in life, we find ourselves crying out to God for help and his answers are a little left of centre. Like in Exodus 15 when the Israelites are in the wilderness and without water to drink. Moses cries out to God and God directs him to a piece of wood. Really, God? A piece …
Continue reading #280: Wilderness, Wood and Running Downhill
I’ve been spending a bit of time in the Old Testament lately, thanks to Scripture Union’s Daily Bread series on Jeremiah 11-30. Too often these days we hear of hypocrisy within the church and we might wonder what God thinks about it. In Jeremiah I’ve met afresh with a God who has utter hatred for …
Some weeks an arctic blast hits, bringing the temperature down and the wind up. Even before then, the flu symptoms have hit, you’ve taken a few days off work and your voice has disintegrated beyond all comprehension. That was this week for me. Not winter yet but feeling like it. It reminded me again of …
This week just gone by for me included the annual Samaritan's Purse dinner, a little earlier in the year than usual. I don't recall one happening last year, but as previously explored, I always enjoy the Samaritan's Purse dinner. Every year there's a different focus and this year, SP's work in Cambodia was the focus; …