Where We Stand

Moses: So now, Israel, pay close attention to the laws and judgments I’m going to teach you. If you follow them, you’ll enter and live in the land the Eternal, the God of your ancestors, is giving you. You’ll conquer it, and it will become your territory. Deuteronomy 4:1 Over and over in the books …

Dealing With Disappointment

Moses:16-17 Please, take care of these people. Eternal One, God of the spirit in all human beings, see to it that an able leader is appointed to guide and direct Your people by going out and coming in before them so that they are not like sheep without a shepherd. Numbers 27:16-17 If you just read …

Trying to Cage the Wind?

This is the first time I have read 1 Samuel and felt sympathy for Saul. Previously I've been a tad self-righteous thinking "he should have tried harder, known better." Maybe I'm more mature now, maybe I see that none of us can know better, try harder and succeed without God's help. Saul had blown it, …

Don’t Hurt the One You Love

The songs say that we always hurt the one we love. It's true in a lot of ways because when you love someone you open yourself up to be hurt by them. You become vulnerable to them. It's hopefully a reciprocal thing - you can hurt them and they can hurt you but neither of …

Make or Break?

As I mentioned last week we are huge football fans. Today and Saturday are the last 2 games of the season in the UK and my team is poised for promotion. The pundits are going to hype up emotion by saying it all comes down to this match, or that such and such a team …