God made the world and it was beautiful. We are made in His image and given responsibility to look after the beautiful garden He placed us in. We messed up. Some of the mess is evident overtly in the ways we treat this planetary garden. Some of the mess is evident in how we treat […]
Read More Messy And The BeautyThe two men said to Lot, “Do you have anyone else here—sons-in-law, sons or daughters, or anyone else in the city who belongs to you? Get them out of here, because we are going to destroy this place. The outcry to the Lord against its people is so great that he has sent us to […]
Read More Genesis: 19 – In A Lot Of TroubleSo the Lord said, “I will wipe from the face of the earth the human race I have created—and with them the animals, the birds and the creatures that move along the ground—for I regret that I have made them.” But Noah found favour in the eyes of the Lord. This is the account of […]
Read More Genesis: 6 – Character against CorruptionLamech said to his wives, “Adah and Zillah, listen to me; wives of Lamech, hear my words. I have killed a man for wounding me, a young man for injuring me. If Cain is avenged seven times, then Lamech seventy-seven times.” (Genesis 4:23, 24) Lamech. I don’t hear a lot about Lamech mentioned in bible studies, […]
Read More Genesis: 4 – Setting A PrecedentThen the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden. But the Lord God called to the man, “Where are you?” (Genesis 3:8, 9) The most […]
Read More Genesis: 3 – Where Are You?I am blessed with amazing friends who elicit the most amazing things from me because of them. One of the most touching things that my wife shares with me, is that she has never told anyone else she loves them as much as she tells me. What is all the more profound is how often […]
Read More A Delight: His Word Hid In My HeartThere is a saying that suggests sometimes it’s good to be bad. It’s not just a saying whipped out by the villain in a cartoon. There is an element in people that allows for a little bad from time to time. Perhaps the little white lie, maybe not putting in as much effort at work. […]
Read More Growing Pains 2: Called To Be HolyRecently I came across this interview with Dr. Martyn Lloyd Jones. I have heard of him, but don’t know all that much about him. I sat to watch this video and mused on how many similarities there are between the issues he challenges at the time of the interview – over 40 years ago – […]
Read More MLJ On The Problem With Modern ManGod is interesting. Here He is, the Holy One, for whom the angels can only declare that aspect of His character. As such He is the truest and greatest expression of purity in the universe. He abhors anything that is unlike Him in His holiness. What does He do? Sends the Lamb without blemish and […]
Read More Dealing With DefilingThe Problem With Sin Sin has a lot to answer for. I was reminded today of the corrosive effect sin has on people. Especially Christians. The story was that a man wanted to be the man he should be in his relationship with his wife. Unfortunately on one occasion he was unfaithful to his wife […]
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