Tag Archives: Faith

Patience (3) Being patient with one another

Posted on December 30, 2023 by Deborah

James 5:9-12 One way or another, being a Christian is a bit of a waiting game! And when people have to wait a long time, tempers can get short. When my husband and I went to Israel a few years … Continue reading →

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Being ‘good’ isn’t enough

Posted on July 1, 2023 by Deborah

We believe in… the forgiveness of sins… Galatians 2:16 We know that a person is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that … Continue reading →

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Personal autonomy and the story of Esther

Posted on February 18, 2023 by Deborah

Esther’s story begins in a way that makes the blood of any right-minded feminist boil: dozens of beautiful young girls are snatched off the streets of Persia and taken away to the emperor’s harem, never to return (Esther 2:2-4). Sexual … Continue reading →

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Basic Christianity: Faith

Posted on November 23, 2022 by Deborah

The world pursues power and possessions. It tells me that in order to make a ‘success’ of my life, I need ambition, drive – and ruthlessness! But being a Christian means taking a different attitude…  “Blessed are the meek, for … Continue reading →

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Joash: A hollow faith

Posted on September 17, 2022 by Deborah

II Chronicles 24 The accession of Joash to the throne of Judah appeared to draw a line under the semi-pagan years of his father and grandfather. Only seven years old, and brought up in the thoroughly holy environment of God’s … Continue reading →

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Asa: a lost faith

Posted on August 20, 2022 by Deborah

II Chronicles 14-16 Asa was a good king: a man with a deep personal faith in God, a man who took God seriously and insisted that his people also take God seriously. After twenty years of royal indifference to God’s … Continue reading →

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Link of the Month: Does your faith have a crumple zone?

Posted on July 27, 2022 by Deborah

In engineering terms, a crumple zone is those parts of a car (usually the front and rear ends) designed to crumple in an accident, absorbing the force of the impact and thereby protecting the occupants from serious injury. Basically, that … Continue reading →

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A jar of flour and a jug of oil

Posted on July 20, 2022 by Deborah

I Kings 17 The prophet Elijah put his life in danger by telling the wicked king Ahab that there would be a long drought. So he had to go into hiding – but how would he survive? The God who … Continue reading →

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Manna

Posted on June 22, 2022 by Deborah

Exodus 16 How can anyone trek across a wilderness without supplies of food and water? And if the trekkers number many thousands, the logistics become a major headache. The Israelites had left Egypt with only what they could carry; and … Continue reading →

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Praying for revival

Posted on May 25, 2022 by Deborah

Psalm 85 This psalm is probably post-exilic. God’s people had been languishing in Babylon for two generations, waiting in hope, until God’s promise to bring them back home was at last fulfilled (verses 1-3). They were given a new start … Continue reading →

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