Tuesday: 21st August, 2018 Reference text: Matthew 19:23-30 Matthew 19:27 Then answered Peter and said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore? When the bitcoin craze was at its peak some months ago, I heard stories of people who used their homes as collateral to obtain loans... Continue Reading →

Monday: 20th August, 2018 Reference text: Matthew 19:16-22 Matthew 19:16 And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? When a person like Bill Gates, who has been a permanent face on the list of the world's richest men for a significant... Continue Reading →

Sunday: 19th August, 2018 Reference text: Psalm 34 Psalms 34:1 I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. When generalisations are made using words such as 'All', 'Always', 'all the time', or 'everyone', one creates a catchment and an idea that appears true for all persons and... Continue Reading →

Saturday: 18th August, 2018 Reference text: Ezekiel 18:1-10,13b Ezekiel 18:2 and said, "What is this proverb people keep repeating in the land of Israel? 'The parents ate the sour grapes, But the children got the sour taste.' There is a local Akan proverb that translates:" the lizard does not go round eating chilli, while expecting... Continue Reading →

Friday: 17th August, 2018 Reference text: Isaiah 2:2-5 Isaiah 2:4 He will settle disputes among great nations. They will hammer their swords into plows and their spears into pruning knives. Nations will never again go to war, never prepare for battle again. In a time of war, parties often agree a temporary cease-fire to allow... Continue Reading →

Thursday: 16th August, 2018 Reference text: Matthew 18:21-19:1 Matthew 18:23 For this reason, the kingdom of heaven can be compared to a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. How much should one be allowed to borrow from a bank? Every financial institution takes into account a person's annual salary, their credit rating,... Continue Reading →

Wednesday: 15th August, 2018 Reference text: Revelation 11:19,12:1-6,10 Revelation 12:4b and the dragon stood before the woman who was ready to delivered, to devour her child as soon as it was born. Liverpool FC in recent years have been known to play a brand of football characterised by 'swarming' opposition in the opening stages of... Continue Reading →

Tuesday: 14th August, 2018 Reference text: Matthew 18:1-5,18,12-14 Matthew 18:12 How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray? As seen in the ever popular words of... Continue Reading →

Monday: 13th August, 2018 Reference text: Psalm 148 Psalms 148:6 He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass. In what many describe as the hottest summer on record in the UK, I recall seeing aerial images of parks before and during this summer, with sharp... Continue Reading →