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Where are you From? Bible: Judges 11:1-29 The Spirit of the Lord came on Jephthah (V.29). “Where are you from?” We sometimes use that question to get to know others better. But for many of us, the real answer can be a bit complicated. Sometimes we don’t want to share all the details of ourContinueContinue reading “Where are you From?”

Just a Second Bible: Psalm 39:4-6 How fleeting my life is (V.4) Scientists are pretty fussy about time. At the end of 2016, the Goddard Space Flight Center added an extra second to the year. So if you felt that year dragged on a bit longer than normal, you were right. Why did they doContinueContinue reading “Just a Second”

Reason to Sing Bible: Psalm 98 Sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvellous things (V.1). When I was thirteen, my school made us take four ‘life skills’ courses: cooking, art, choir and woodworking. On my first day in choir, the instructor called us one at a time to the pianoContinueContinue reading “Reason to Sing”

Into Our Storms Bible: Mark 4:35-41 He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and it was completely calm (V.39). When I was fourteen, I thought I was going to die. The wind howled, lightning flashed, waves crashed. My grandparents and I were fishingContinueContinue reading “Into Our Storms”