Falling on your sword
Ever heard the expression ‘he fell on his sword’? Ever wondered where it came from? Well, it came from 1 Samuel 31. It seems that Saul was the first man to fall on his...
Andy and Helen’s Journey Through The Bible in Five and Half Years
Ever heard the expression ‘he fell on his sword’? Ever wondered where it came from? Well, it came from 1 Samuel 31. It seems that Saul was the first man to fall on his...
Be the better person? Yeah, right. We all know the theory, but in practice, who doesn’t look for revenge, even in the smallest, most insignificant way when someone hurts us or humiliates us? That’s...
Hannah paid a price few would willingly pay. Her desperation led to a promise to God that she would deliver on. She wanted a child for herself – she had a child who would...
So today I’m trying to put across some of what Rob Bell conveys so eloquently and creatively in his NOOMA DVD ‘Corner’. If you get a chance somehow, watch it. I have it if...
The first of April…the start of a new chapter. My son’s wedding has been and gone – now I have a wedding-shaped hole in my to do list. All my crazy challenges for the...
Joshua Chapter 2 contains a lovely, heart-warming story. About a prostitute. She is not the victim but the hero. No one rides in like a knight in shining armour and saves her from her...
The time has come! It’s time to enter the Promised Land. All these years of wandering in the desert are over. Here are the conversations about this (my paraphrase) in Joshua chapter 1. GOD...