2nd December 2025
It is always a tragedy for a couple who want to have children but are unable to do so. In Jewish culture, at the time Zechariah ministered at the Temple in Jerusalem, it also carried a great social...
18th October 2025
Have you ever bought a snack from a vending machine? You put your coins in, push the button, and then your treat drops down behind a small swinging door where you can retrieve it. That’s what...
21st September 2025
You can’t read the New Testament without realising that prayer is essential to the spiritual life of Christians. In our header scripture, Paul is encouraging Timothy to lead the church in Ephesus...
12th April 2025
There’s a moment in the Gospel story when Jesus ‘turns His face to Jerusalem.’ It’s a deliberate and resolute decision, knowing full well what lies ahead. He enters the city to cheers and palm...
27th March 2025
A phrase has been popping up in many of the devotionals I read. On one app in particular, the authors like to say we should invite God into our time of prayer. I can’t help but cringe, as it...
21st November 2024
Isaiah wrote these words after an encounter with God, seeing ‘…him high and exalted, seated on a throne; and the train of his robe filled the temple.’ (Isaiah 6:1). The setting was so...
14th November 2024
Waiting on God when he hasn’t yet answered our prayers is one of the hardest places to be. Our prayers often start out being bold and expectant but as time rolls on, and we find ourselves still...