Sep 16, 2021 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE, NEWS
THE GIFT OF WISDOM You may recall that James advised “if anyone longs to be wise, ask God for wisdom and He will give it!” (1:5 -The Passion) Just like that! After giving vivid illustrations of the consequences of living contrary to the plan of God, James urges the...
Sep 13, 2021 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE, NEWS
Hold your tongue For several years, now, I have found it very rewarding to contemplate different versions of New Testament passages [using google to arrive at Biblegateway] A sample of J.B. Phillips translation indicates how dynamic using familiar can...
Sep 6, 2021 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE, NEWS
“Actions speak louder than words!” This month we are invited to re-contemplate The Epistle of James. What a gem it is! My heading sounds familiar to us, of course. But also to huge numbers of the past, including folk at the very beginning of Christianity. Indeed,...
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...
