One eye on the future: how that looks for me in practice
Yesterday, I talked about living fully in the present, but with one eye on the future.By that I mean with an awareness of how the decisions and actions I take today will affect the...
Andy and Helen’s Journey Through The Bible in Five and Half Years
Yesterday, I talked about living fully in the present, but with one eye on the future.By that I mean with an awareness of how the decisions and actions I take today will affect the...
So what does God hate? ‘I abhor the pride of Jacob and detest his fortresses; I will deliver up the city and everything in it.’ Amos 5:8 God hates pride and all that it...
The first half of the Book of Daniel contains the action; the second recounts some of the dreams and visions Daniel has had over his lifetime. These dreams and visions are apocalytic. Apocalyptic literature is...
The Israelites were defeated. They were being occupied by the Babylonians. Their land was under the control of a foreign leader and some of the brightest and best of their young people had been...
In Chapter 2 of the Book of Daniel, King Nebuchadnezzar has a disturbing dream. Fortunately for him, he is surrounded by wise men more than willing to interpret his dream for him. So the...
There’s a popular proverb around in Ezekiel’s day. The parents eat sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge. Ezekiel 18:2 And God wants to set the record straight. And it’s simple....
So what is a Christian? What does a follower of God look like? A Christian goes to church – the same church – every Sunday. Maybe twice every Sunday. And attends a house group...
Let no one say… ‘The Lord will surely exclude me from his people.’ Isaiah 56:3 God wouldn’t want anything to do with me. God wouldn’t be interested in me. I’m not good enough. God...
Come, my beloved, let us go to the countryside, let us spend the night in the villages. Let us go early to the vineyards to see if the vines have budded, if their blossoms...
I’ve kept you hanging for the last few days. I apologise for that. I’ve been in London and my head’s been full of other stuff. A few days ago, we finished up with that...