Two mighty kings
In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. Luke 2:1 NIV Come with me to a palace in Rome…
A warning or a bluff?
See to it, brothers and sisters, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God. Hebrews 3:12 NIV In the book of Hebrews…
A question we must all face
Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his wealth to them… Matthew 25:14 NIV Have you given prayerful thought to…
Scientists who buried God?
Great are the works of the LORD; they are pondered by all who delight in them. Psalm 111:2 NIV It is widely assumed that the development of modern science in…
Contending – reluctant but necessary
Dear Friends, although I was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt compelled to write and urge you to contend for the faith that…
The God who acts
Give praise to the LORD, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done. Psalm 105:1 NIV To many people, God is distant, uninvolved with the world,…
Judgment and mercy
For he has set a day when he will judge the world with justice by the man he has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising…
Agenda for the Archbishop
The reason I left you in Crete was that you might put in order what was left unfinished and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you. Titus 1:5…
Moses’ burning question
So Moses thought, “I will go over and see this strange sight - why the bush does not burn up.” Exodus 3:3 NIV Many of us at church small groups…
Gossip!
A perverse person stirs up conflict, and a gossip separates close friends. Proverbs 16:28 NIV Last week I read a short book on a subject I’d never read a book…