God’s forgiveness

The psalmist David acknowledged the love of God when he wrote: For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us. Psalm 103v11-12 This applies to usContinue reading “God’s forgiveness”

Blue Monday

I always find January difficult. There seems to be such a long build up to Christmas, and then before you know it the new year is here! And the new year so often brings with it its own problems, after the artificial brightness of winter festivities is over, there often follows the cold light ofContinue reading “Blue Monday”

Times change

It is a saying attributed to Heraclitus (a significant ancient Greek philosopher who lived before the likes of Socrates and Plato) – “The only constant in life is change”. And this is something observable and demonstrable in our lives and the world wherein we live, isn’t it? Whether it be change as a baby becomesContinue reading “Times change”

Joy comes in the morning

The title of this blog post comes from Psalm 30, written by David for the time when the first permanent temple structure would be dedicated for the people of Israel to come and worship God in the way He appointed, through the Mosaic law. It was a place of sacrifice, praise, atonement. This temple wasContinue reading “Joy comes in the morning”

He made the stars also

Early on in Genesis chapter 1, the first chapter of the first book of the Bible, is a part of verse 16, just the 5 words in the blog title, which I’ve often described as my favourite throwaway* Bible verse! The writer of Genesis 1, writing about God creating the heavens and the earth, talksContinue reading “He made the stars also”

My God Is Able

Some seasons in our life seem to last *so* long. Hardship seems never ending. Bad news seems to be our lot in life. It’s hard to look to the other side, hoping for easier times. Even when people do not have a faith, in times of hardship, you hear of many crying out in prayerContinue reading “My God Is Able”

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