Leviticus 1:1-4; Ephesians 2:11-22 Can an ex-offender atone for his crimes? Can a sportswoman atone for her blunder? Can a husband atone for his callous remark? If we answer ‘yes’ it’s usually because we think that the guilty party can make amends. But the Bible has a fresh angle on the question of atonement. Atonement […]
Exodus 40:12-16 Federico Fellini has been called the ‘High Priest of Italian Cinema’. Bill Hicks, ‘the High Priest of Stand-up Comedy’. And Prince, ‘the High Priest of Funk, Soul and Rock n Roll’. It’s the idea of being an authority. One who mediates the genre out into the world. They are the go-to person when […]
Exodus 34:1-14 “Describe yourself” says the interviewer, with a glint in their eyes. You really want the job. How to sound humble but also omni-competent? “What to reveal about myself?” Probably the less the better. “Why is he asking?” you wonder. “Doesn’t my track record speak for itself? Won’t he see pretty quickly who I really […]
The next instalment is now available… The King’s English continues its journey through the Bible. In this quarter we travel from 1 Samuel right up to the opening of the Gospels. Purchase the book from Lulu or download the Kindle for a daily dose of the glory of Christ. Kindle from Amazon.com ($2.99) Kindle from Amazon.co.uk […]
Exodus 33:7-23 Children love “staring competitions” with their parents. But the “competition” is a front. We know what the child wants, we know what the parent wants. Face to face. Or think of the long-distance relationship. Lovers who are sick of letters and phone-calls. They want face to face. Or the misunderstandings of work colleagues, […]
Exodus 32:21-35 If a ploughman’s ox refuses to turn the way he wants, he calls the obstinate beast “stiffnecked.” Nine times in the Bible, that’s what the LORD calls His people. The first occasion is in Exodus 32: “I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people: Now therefore let me alone, that […]
Exodus 32:1-20 How long does it take a nation to fall away from its spiritual heritage? Well in Exodus 32 it’s been 50 days since the Israelites had arrived at the foot of Mount Sinai. They had been redeemed from slavery, brought through the Red Sea and carried by the Angel of God on eagle’s wings. […]
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Exodus 21:20-27; Matthew 5:38-48 “An eye for an eye will make the whole world blind” said Gandhi. Not quite. “Two eyes for an eye” might do it. Or even “an eye for an eye for an eye”. But “an eye for an eye” was an upper limit of retribution set down in law, explicitly forbidding […]
Exodus 20:12; Matthew 5:21-37 What do we make of a regime that has “thought crime” on the statute books? Well then, what do we think of God the Father? Because on Mount Sinai here is His concluding word of the ten: Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, […]
