He calms the storm …Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm. Matthew 8:26 (NIV) When the car came to a full stop, you could hear the wind howl and feel the car...

Jacob, a shepherd and a husband This is the seventh study in a series of studies about shadows in scripture “Let peoples serve you, And nations bow down to you. Be master over your brethren,...

Not an orphan When I was growing up, I remember reading several books that had an orphan as the main character. Maybe you did, too. Remember Cinderella, Anne of Green Gables, and even Harry Potter?...

Revealing Jesus When we don’t know someone very well, we can form opinions about them that may not be true. We sometimes listen to what others are saying, or we hear rumours or we come to wrong...

The glory of the cross …‘The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.’ John 12:23 (NIVUK) Death is in the air. The hour has come for the Son of Man to die on a cruel Roman cross, and...

Union and communion But he [or she] who is joined to the Lord becomes one spirit with him. 1 Corinthians 6:17 (ESV) Union and communion are the exciting call of the Christian life. God is an eternal...

The last words of Jesus from the cross: …‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?’   This is the fourth in a series of studies for the Easter Preparation season. About three in the afternoon...

Layers “I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions, for my own sake, and remembers your sins no more.” Isaiah 43:25 (NIV) I love watching shows with archaeology in it. I often...

Water of life This is the sixth study in a series of studies about shadows in scripture And Isaac dug again the wells of water which they had dug in the days of Abraham his father, for the Philistines...

Shine brighter! “…let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.” Matthew 5:16 (NLT) The wonderful thing about light is that it doesn’t...

Lot, a man in need of a Saviour This is the fourth study in a series of studies about shadows in scripture When Abram heard that his relative had been taken captive, he called out the 318...