Category Archives: Devotionals

HELP! Bible: Psalm 46 Reading God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble (V.1). People are supposed to call 999 for emergencies only. It seems like there’s a few people who haven’t quite understood . . . Like the guy who called the Greater Manchester Police to complain that he had beenContinueContinue reading “HELP!”

You and your stuff Bible: Matthew 19:16-26 Reading It is hard for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of heaven (V.23). Six armed gunmen broke into a London bank and stole valuables worth more than £5 million. One woman, whose jewellery was worth £500,000, cried, “Everything I had was in there. My wholeContinueContinue reading “You and your stuff”

Running from God Bible: Jonah 1:1-10 Reading Jonah ran away from the Lord and headed for Tarshish (V.3). Why do people run away from God? There are so many reasons! Anger, disappointment, fear, selfishness . . . The book of Jonah looks at a man who rejected God’s command to give a message to theContinueContinue reading “Running from God”

People’s Value Bible: Luke 19:1-10 Reading Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today (V.5). As a teenager, Robert had a lot to deal with. His family was really poor, his parents had separated and were seeing other people, and his street seemed to attract fights and violence. He skipped school quiteContinueContinue reading “People’s Value”