12th December 2025
The false teachings that had crept into the church at Colossae had been addressed by the apostle Paul and members were encouraged to return to the gospel, which was the sole means by which they first...
11th December 2025
At age 16, leaving my forebears’ faith, I was drawn strongly to Christ. I was especially excited about his second coming. Looking back 50 years, it certainly has been an adventure! Adventure’s...
10th December 2025
A comic strip character in Peanuts, nicknamed Pigpen, kicked up a cloud of dust wherever he went. He wasn’t the most popular kid, as you can imagine, but he occasionally came up with...
9th December 2025
Mary was fearful as she faced something she certainly did not ask for: a pregnancy which was impossible to explain and she had the grave responsibility of carrying the longed for Messiah, the pinnacle...
8th December 2025
You do not have to look far or hard to find people treated unfairly or being oppressed. King David was no stranger to oppression as he spent years trying to outrun King Saul. Sometimes we find that...
7th December 2025
A man stands in the Judean wilderness who looks like he belongs to another time, and he is crying out with a message: ‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near’ (v.2). This is John, son of...
6th December 2025
The world is often noisy, filled with breaking headlines, buzzing phones, endless responsibilities, and restless hearts. It can feel like standing in the middle of a storm with winds pulling us in...
5th December 2025
For most people today freedom is something they value, and are willing to strive for, and defend. We appreciate the things we are able to do and choices we’re able to make with little fear of...
4th December 2025
Advent is a season of waiting and reflection. However, the waiting is certainly not passive. It’s a time filled with anticipation, hope, and deep contemplation of what it means that God first loved...
3rd December 2025
Most of us have worn a name tag from time to time. They’re helpful when we don’t know people – and also when we do but we can’t remember their names! We also need them for...
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...
1st December 2025
This morning the valley is filling with fog, and the air is already pumped with smoke from people burning their fields. It makes a misty mess, and the lines of things are blurred and indistinct. What...
30th November 2025
Jesus’s disciples were curious and anxious about what the future held for them, and so they asked him a question: ‘Tell us,’ they said ‘…what will be the sign of your coming and of the...
29th November 2025
A new year begins not with fanfare or fireworks, but with a flicker – a single flame lit in the darkness. This is how the Church begins its calendar: in quiet expectation. Advent invites us into a...
28th November 2025
You may have read the Gospel accounts which, for example, the NIV heads: ‘Jesus feeds the five thousand’ and ‘Jesus feeds the four thousand’, but reading the passages carefully reveals that...
27th November 2025
David had been secretly anointed king over Israel; Goliath was dead, David was a popular hero. Saul was still on the throne, consumed with anger and jealousy. This was the background that led to David...
26th November 2025
It’s been said we need to know our limits. I know most of mine – like when I need to go to bed to get enough rest; a few ounces of wine is my limit if I want to feel good; a three mile walk...
25th November 2025
So many people today are living in fear. There is the fear of being in the wrong place at the wrong time, where you could find yourself being mugged at knifepoint, or even worse, you could be caught...
24th November 2025
As children we all want to be someone else. We dreamed of who we could be when we grew up. We had no doubt we could be this person, whether it was a cowboy, astronaut, or a mom or dad. The limits of...
23rd November 2025
In a world filled with competing voices and values, it is vital for us as believers to centre our lives on the One who stands above all – The Lord Jesus Christ. To be pre-eminent is to be utterly...
22nd November 2025
There’s something powerful about a finish line. Runners pace themselves, pushing through fatigue with one thought in mind, what awaits at the end. That final stretch holds more than a ribbon or a...
21st November 2025
When we talk about the kingdom of God, we, of course, understand that we are speaking of the kingdom Jesus established in his earthly ministry. His kingdom is real, and it will have no end. It is...
20th November 2025
In the closing chapter of Revelation, the exiled apostle John is given the encouraging and comforting news that, despite the present, relentless suffering of the persecuted church, Jesus’s...
19th November 2025
I enjoy reading mysteries and it seems many people do, considering the plethora of books in that genre. We like the suspense. Some enjoy trying to figure out the clues as to who did what and why....
18th November 2025
The Nicene Creed ends in the way the Bible ends (see header scripture) with the word ‘Amen’. It is a word that is said by Christians so frequently and with which we are so familiar that it might...
17th November 2025
I was walking up a footpath that made its way up a long low wide hill, which had woods on either side, when my eye was caught by a large bird spiralling up on the thermals to my left. Not actually an...
16th November 2025
We all know what it is to feel weary. Life throws many difficulties our way: we may have struggles at work, stress at home, conflicts with other people, and conflicts within our minds. Sometimes it...
15th November 2025
Have you ever had your home remodelled? You excitedly start with a vision of what will be, but once construction begins, you wonder if you should have ever started. The project disrupts your normal...
14th November 2025
David faced many adversaries throughout his life: the ‘lion’ and the ‘bear’ (1 Samuel 17:34-36), his brothers (v.28), his own son (2 Samuel 15), and the then anointed king Saul. Then...
13th November 2025
Human beings are sometimes called ‘children of God’: they are children by adoption but as the header scripture states God sent his only Son (‘unique Son’ ISV – Bible Hub) into the world....
12th November 2025
How many times have you heard someone say this? When I hear it, I wonder if the person has been lying up ’til now. If I ever get the urge to utter such an expression, I stop myself and rephrase....
11th November 2025
As the Creed draws to a close it asks us to not simply believe in the life of the world to come but to look for it. We don’t have to look very far to see that the world in which we live now is...
10th November 2025
Often when checking in to my motel, they would offer the comfort of a warm cookie. They are inviting us to enjoy and be comforted, ensuring our approval and loyalty. I must admit that the cookie...
9th November 2025
Paul is addressing believers who faced uncertainty, confusion, and persecution, offering them and us words of reassurance rooted in the steadfast character of God. He writes ‘God our Father, who...
8th November 2025
I’ve been privileged to attend the births of our four children, and as a result, I have the utmost respect for mothers everywhere. Though I haven’t experienced it in my own body, I’ve witnessed...
7th November 2025
I’m new to my neighbourhood. I have high hopes of making new friends and building community. I make eye contact, smile, and greet every neighbour I see. And some of them return the greeting. But...
6th Novemer 2025
What does an ordinary life that is being transformed by Jesus look like? I love to dwell on this response: ‘a life compelled by the love of Jesus.’ Our Jesus is a relational, incarnational God –...
5th November 2025
The other day I passed an intersection where an accident had occurred. I thought about when my son was younger, and he experienced four accidents – two his fault – with the last one resulting in...
4th November 2025
The resurrection of the dead is central to Christian belief. Paul goes as far as telling us that ‘…if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith’ (1...
3rd November 2025
What was going through Paul’s [Saul’s] mind during those three days? Was he in pain? Shock? Mourning the fact that he had given his whole life to God and now found out...