Nov 13, 2025 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE, NEWS
Future signs of the end of the age How do we interpret this reading? Firstly Jesus did not promise complete physical protection but at the same time Jesus promised that not a hair on your head will perish. How does that sound with a promise of persecution? It was a...
Nov 5, 2025 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE, NEWS
This is a passage of praise, where the author commits to eternally exalt and bless God, declaring God’s greatness to be beyond comprehension. The verses emphasize the tradition of passing down God’s mighty acts and wondrous works from one generation to the...
Oct 30, 2025 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE, NEWS
Why Change is Possible Let us look at this parable and ask ourselves, ‘Is changing our lives possible as happened to Zacchaeus?’ Obviously this is what happened in his life. People ask you, ‘Can he or she really change?’ The answer, as a Christian, is yes. This is...
Oct 23, 2025 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE, NEWS
Psalm 65 is a hymn of praise to God, focusing on his sovereignty in creation, his mercy in forgiveness, and his provision for humanity through both grand acts of power and the bounty of the earth. It begins in Zion with praise for answered prayers and the blessing of...
Oct 15, 2025 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE, NEWS
AI overview Describes the psalmist’s deep love for God’s law, which is their constant meditation and source of wisdom, making them wiser than their enemies and teachers. This love for God’s word leads to practical obedience: avoiding evil paths,...
Oct 15, 2025 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE, NEWS
This is a passage where Paul encourages Timothy to be strong in Christ, pass on the true teachings to other faithful people, and endure suffering like a good soldier, an athlete who follows the rules, and a farmer who works hard. Paul emphasizes faithfulness,...
Sep 10, 2025 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE, NEWS
Jeremiah was a prophet during the time of the destruction of the Temple, and exile at the hands of the Babylonians (587 BCE). While false prophets were trying to urge the exiles to have false hope in a quick return, Jeremiah urged them to trust God’s faithfulness, put...
Sep 10, 2025 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE, NEWS
The image of a potter forming something beautiful and purposeful from a shapeless lump of clay is universal across time and space and of course there’s the famous pottery scene in the film ‘Ghost’ (1990) with Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze! In Jeremiah’s visit to the...
Aug 31, 2025 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE, NEWS
Psalm 9 6:11-12 11 Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad; let the sea resound, and all that is in it. 12 Let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them; let all the trees of the forest sing for joy. Romans 8:22-23 22 We know that the whole creation has...
