Wednesday: 27th February, 2019 Reference text: Mark 9:38-40 Mark 9:38 John said to him, “Teacher, we saw a man who was driving out demons in your name, and we told him to stop, because he doesn't belong to our group.” One of the fairytales for children which I find rather beautiful is the story of... Continue Reading →

Tuesday: 26th February, 2019 Reference text: Sirach 2:1-11 Today, I share with you some of the words of Sirach, one of the deuterocanonical books. In the verses that follow, we see an image upon which Jesus expounded to His disciples when He mentioned the hard times that would come their way since they had made... Continue Reading →

Monday: 25th February, 2019 Reference text: Mark 9:14-29 Mark 9:16 And he asked them, “What are you arguing about with them?” In a very recent development, a young lady was charged with breaking immigration laws by staging a protest to prevent the deportation of a foreign national. While she narrowly avoided a jail term, she... Continue Reading →

Sunday: 24th February, 2019 Reference text: 1 Samuel 26:2,-23 1 Samuel 26:8 Abishai said to David, "God has put your enemy in your power tonight. Now let me plunge his own spear through him and pin him to the ground with just one blow-I won't have to strike twice!" Often, the best way to get... Continue Reading →

Saturday: 23rd February, 2019 Reference text: Mark 9:2-13 Mark 9:7 And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him. On New year's day, most of the major cities in the world have a fireworks display to mark entrance into the... Continue Reading →

Friday: 22nd February, 2019 Reference text: Psalm 23 Psalms 23:5 You preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: you anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. There is little argument that the best atmosphere for a meal is one with peace and quiet, hence on many accounts that would... Continue Reading →

Thursday: 21st February, 2019 Reference text: Genesis 9:1-13 Genesis 9:2 And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they... Continue Reading →

Wednesday: 20th February, 2019 Reference text: Genesis 8:6-13,20-22 Genesis 8:7 and Noah sent out a raven. It did not come back, but kept flying around until the water was completely gone. Today's text is set in the time immediately after the floods, when the surface of the earth was still covered with water. Noah therefore... Continue Reading →

Tuesday: 19th February, 2019 Reference text: Mark 8:14-21 Mark 8:20, 21 And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven. And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand? As a Chelsea fan, results over the past few weeks have... Continue Reading →