Beyond help

Beyond help Bible: Acts 9:1-18 Reading Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved (ACTS 2:21). The man seemed beyond help. His crimes included eight shootings (killing six) and starting almost 1,500 fires that terrorised an entire city. He left letters mocking the police at his crime scenes. He was finallyContinueContinue reading “Beyond help”

Borrowed

Borrowed Bible: 2 Timothy 1 : 6 – 4 Reading The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it (PSALM 24:1). As we said grace before lunch, my friend Jeff prayed: “Father, thank you for letting us breathe your air and eat your food.” Jeff had just been through a difficult time, so his trustContinueContinue reading “Borrowed”

Here be dragons?

Here be dragons? Bible: 2 Timothy 1 : 6 – 4 Reading The Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline (V.7). Legend has it that at the edges of medieval maps (which stopped at the end of the ‘known’ world) there’d be the words, “Here beContinueContinue reading “Here be dragons?”

Let’s Praise

Let’s Praise Bible: Psalms 67 Reading May the nations be glad and sing for joy (V.4). When the alarm on Shelley’s phone goes off every day at 3:16 in the afternoon, she takes a praise break. She thanks God and remembers His goodness. Although she talks with God throughout the day, Shelley loves to takeContinueContinue reading “Let’s Praise”