Are you ever overwhelmed by grief? By crowds? By needs? Jesus and the disciples were facing all three in Mark chapter 6. They have just learnt of John the Baptist’s beheading (cf Matthew 14:13). In response, Jesus says to them: “Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were […]
Jesus has hit something of a brick wall in His evangelism (Matthew 11:20-24). He brings the living and life-giving word of God. He answers every question with the wisdom of heaven. He performs the mighty works of God. He is like a little oasis of paradise walking around planet earth. Everything that He touches turns […]
Where is the world heading? Climate catastrophes? Asteroid impact? Nuclear armageddon? Global Pandemic? Cosmic big crunch? Heat death? Not according to the bible. In the beginning, God made the world in six days and rested on the seventh. And ever since, the week has proclaimed to us God’s purposes with the world. Through His Word […]
Work to live or live to work? We know how we should answer that question. The testimony of our lives is probably another matter. But let’s ask the question of God – because I reckon our unspoken assumption is that, basically, God lives to work. You see, for many people “Creator” is God’s most basic […]
