Aug 9, 2021 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE, NEWS
This comes to us as one of John’s “I am” statements. Jesus makes a statement about who he is. I am life. I am the living bread. Living bread . . . . a strange concept to grab hold of. The disciples would not yet have had the gathering around the last supper where...
Aug 3, 2021 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE, NEWS
Crying from the depths to God. When has your soul felt deep anguish? When have you felt the depth of loneliness, of pain that feels beyond repair? This Psalm invites us to hold the deep crying we experience in life. We can in those moments have a language for our...
Jul 29, 2021 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE, NEWS
David has done wrong and Nathan comes to him to call him to account. Nathan shares a story and David’s anger burns deeply. When confronted with the reality that David is the one for whom the anger he holds burns, a realisation comes. David must bear the...
Jul 19, 2021 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE, NEWS
We left last week with questions like ‘Are we there yet?’ in the new heaven and earth or are we the agents to that end? Psalm 14 makes it clear that we are on the road, but not there yet. WE know the truth of Psalm 14, evil persists. The person presented here is most...
Jul 13, 2021 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE, NEWS
This Psalm is an assurance of the sure realisation of God’s promises. Most people have expectations, some great, some less so. Whatever expectations we may have, they are sometimes a fire within us and sometimes a basis of despair. I do have problems with David, King...
Jul 5, 2021 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE, NEWS
A processional Psalm of David, pilgrims are in procession ‘with the King of Glory’ from the provinces of his realm to the central height and the city at the summit. Possibly written for a ceremonial occasion, an enthronement event, or the delivery of the Holy Ark to...
