The Lord became angry with Solomon because his heart had turned away from the Lord , the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice. (1 Kings 11:9 NIV) There are few episodes in scripture as tragic as this one. Here, in the 11th chapter of 1 Kings, the wisest man in his time […]
Read More The Kings 11 – Solomon StraysAnd as soon as he came near the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, Moses’ anger burned hot, and he threw the tablets out of his hands and broke them at the foot of the mountain. (Exodus 32:19) Way back in chapter 24, before Moses went up the mountain the people having heard […]
Read More Exodus Extracts 32 – What Made Moses AngryThe story of Gideon is a fascinating one. Some are taken up with the times he checks if it’s God really instructing him. Others are taken up with the task of reducing an army in the thousands to the lower hundreds to face and defeat an army far greater in number and reputation. Those are […]
Read More Demolishing The IdolsWhile Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was greatly distressed to see that the city was full of idols. So he reasoned in the synagogue with both Jews and God-fearing Greeks, as well as in the marketplace day by day with those who happened to be there. (Acts 17:16, 17) There are different […]
Read More Acts Actually: 17 – Representing In A Strange LandWhat fault did your ancestors find in me, that they strayed so far from me? They followed worthless idols and became worthless themselves. Has a nation ever changed its gods? (Yet they are not gods at all.) But my people have exchanged their glorious God for worthless idols. Where then are the gods you made for yourselves? Let them come if they can save you when […]
Read More Idols Then Idols NowIf God has made us in his image, we have returned him the favour. Voltaire The futility of idolatry is worshipping something far less than we give it credit for. Imagine your two year old daughter getting some crayons and doing their version of Mummy and Daddy, then showing it to you. The standard reaction […]
Read More Making Jesus In Our Own ImageHayward posted this just after Crimbo last year, but I only came across it recently and I chuckled to myself wanting to give someone a high-five for how spot on its portrayal of where our allegiances truly lie can be seen in where our treasures are. (HT: The Naked Pastor.) For His Name’s Sake Shalom […]
Read More Shop WorshipSo I was sharing about a funny old day I had very recently. Following on from that, I slept since then, although again it was a bit bizarre in terms of the time I went to bed and when I woke up. In any case, I had me sleep – that’s what I’m saying – […]
Read More Missing The PointI don’t know if I’m the only person who sometimes scratches his head when he reads Proverbs. Especially when it gets to chapter 7. Here’s why I scratch my head. I read the story of Solomon. Son of David to Bathsheba. Bath, as she was obviously known for short, and evidently not one to be […]
Read More MTP07 Seducing the Wise ManYou shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I […]
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