Jealousy can be a good thing
I am very jealous for Zion; I am burning with jealousy for her. Zechariah 8:2 First of all, we need to rethink the picture that jumps into our mind when we hear the word...
Author: Helen Redfern
Church: is it just a colossal adventure in missing the point?
Two years on from Zechariah’s night visions and the people of Bethel send a delegation with a question for God. They don’t know how to ask God directly so they come to the priests...
Crowning the priest – what’s that all about?
Having looked at the eight visions Zechariah received from God, we now move on to more practical instructions. Practical instructions that are still pretty weird and wonderful! Take silver and gold from the exiles...
Recognising that God’s spirit is at work all around us all the time – and even within us!
VISION#6: the flying scroll The next vision that Zechariah receives is simple and clear. He sees a flying scroll (reminiscent of a Harry Potter scene): a huge flying scroll – about 30 feet long and...
Does anyone dare despise this day of small beginnings?
VISION#5: the gold lampstand and the two olive trees This next vision in this series of night visions given to the prophet Zechariah seems more complicated and difficult to figure out so I turned...
PS: changing the world, one interaction at a time
The beautiful vision of the clean garments for the priest (it’s all about shame) that we looked at yesterday doesn’t end there. It ends with a postscript. This is not the end of the...
Dealing with the sense of shame I have battled with all my life
I can’t remember how and when I came across today’s passage, but I do know that it is the passage from all of these lesser-known books of the minor prophets at the end of...
The reassurances I need right now to return from exile and come home
Today we continue with Zechariah’s weird and wonderful visions. Some of which will make more sense than others. Some of which will resonate more with you than others. Isn’t that always the way? VISION#2:...
Coming home to how it was always meant to be
During the night I had a vision….Zechariah 1:8 This is where we move into the weird and the wonderful. Zechariah records eight visions that he is convinced come from God. We might call them...
Returning to our best self, the one we were created to be
Return to me and I will return to you. Zechariah 1:3 That was yesterday’s blog post. And today, it is this. Then they repented….Zechariah 1:6 ‘Repent’ is not a popular word, is it? It...
