From Lack to Leftovers

God loves food. You know times are tough when the situation suggests there is a lack of food. In the book of Kings, there is an occasion shared where Elisha, the prophet, arrives at Gilgal right when there’s a famine happening. It’s a hallmark of famine that lack is the portion of the people. Here […]

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Teach Us How To Reap

Jesus said to His disciples at one point, that the harvest is ripe but the labourers are few and that prayers should be offered for more labourers. The next thing we read is of Jesus sending his disciples to … be the reapers. Be the labourers. I wonder if we would know how to reap. […]

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What Reward?

If you open box A you win the special star prize. If you open box B you get the booby prize. Booby prize. Back in the day I took that phrase for what it meant – this is the worst ‘prize’ you could attain. You didn’t want the booby prize. It was so bad that […]

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Deliver Us

The fact that we need someone to deliver us is an interesting concept to consider. If we can get ourselves out of whatever tricky predicament we find ourselves in, then deliverance is not required. And we certainly won’t need anyone’s help where that’s concerned. Evidently, however, there are times where we will come into scrapes […]

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At The Start – At The End

There are different thigns to like about races. My friend is doing a triathlon and when he talks about the training he does for it, I am in awe of him. I am also in awe of his wife and daughter. They are there for him at the start of the race and they are […]

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All For The Prize

Something that helps in times of trouble, is to know why you’re going through. You’re not going through to survive. What is survival anyway? There are greater things at stake than survival. You’re not going through to just learn some lessons and whatever doesn’t kill you only makes you stronger, useful though that may be. […]

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