God is God, whatever the outcome
King Nebuchadnezzar made an image of gold, sixty cubits high and six cubits wide, and set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon. Daniel 3:1 This is the start...
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In the world but not of the world
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...
Engaging with our culture
Yesterday, we saw how in Daniel 2, Daniel acted as a channel of God’s wisdom and power by recounting and interpreting King Nebuchadnezzar’s dream for him. In Stretch, the book I’m reading at the...
It’s all about how you react
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...
Feeling like you don’t fit…
When we were decluttering our bedroom a month or so ago, I came across a book that I’d bought at Spring Harvest years ago and never read. It was about the book of Daniel...
Introducing the man who needs no introduction…
Daniel. Everyone’s heard of Daniel. He’s the hero of Sunday School tales and the man behind the phrase ‘Dare to be a Daniel’. But now we come across Daniel in context as part of...
The day after the night before
Today is 1 November. All Saints Day. All Saints Day is a Christian festival celebrated in honour of all the saints celebrated annually on 1 November by the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Church, the...
The name of the city will be ‘the Lord is there’
It’s now 25 years since God’s people were taken into captivity to live in exile in Babylon. 14 years since Jerusalem and her temple had been destroyed. Ezekiel has been receiving visions from God...
God is God: let us never forget that
God’s people will be united. One nation under one king. To show this in a visual way, Ezekiel is to take one stick to represent Judah and one stick to represent Israel – when...
Dead inside
Dead inside. To have given up completely in spirit, but the body and mind remains. Numb. Going through the motions devoid of emotion. Putting one foot in front of the other. Without seeing. Without...
