Reference text: Ezra 6:7-20 One way to gain marks for questions in a Maths exams is to show the method that led to the answer, a concept known simply as "show working". Sometimes, it takes seeing how a process unfolds to actually appreciate it's meaning and today, the verse which came to mind after reading... Continue Reading →
BUILD RESERVE
Proverbs 20:4 Sluggards do not plow in season; so at harvest time they look but find nothing Whoever walks to the teller in a bank with a withdrawal slip, cheque book or ATM card will have done so with the knowledge that there is a reserve available. A bounced cheque from one's own account if... Continue Reading →
THE ETERNAL CONSEQUENCES OF OUR PRAYERS
Luke 11:11-12 Which of you fathers, if your son asks for[a] a fish, will give him a snake instead? Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? One of the biggest source of contemplation for most Christians arises from the question "why was my prayer not answered?". However, probe a little... Continue Reading →
WHEAT AND WEEDS SIDE BY SIDE.
Reference: Matthew 13:24-30 When a problem is identified, a core part of the solution is to address it early on. Thus, the statement "nip it in the bud" comes to mind, where one deals with a matter before it develops roots and becomes a tree. In the case of the gospel text, while the servants... Continue Reading →
DON’T RANDOMIZE ASSOCIATIONS
Acts 18:3 So, because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them and worked; for by occupation they were tentmakers. When Paul found Aquila and Priscilla beyond their belief in God, which was key to the relationship and served as the foundation, 'they were also tent makers'. So there was clear reason for... Continue Reading →
DON’T RANDOMIZE ASSOCIATIONS
Acts 18:3 So, because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them and worked; for by occupation they were tentmakers. When Paul found Aquila and Priscilla beyond their belief in God, which was key to the relationship and served as the foundation, 'they were also tent makers'. So there was clear reason for... Continue Reading →
CHRIST AT THE CENTRE
Acts 11:25 Then departed Barnabas to Tarsus, for to seek Saul: If Barnabas were in our time, the first thought through the minds of others would have been to highlight that it was his time to shine'. In other words, he had a real opportunity to put his stamp on a project by seeing it... Continue Reading →
CRUSHED UNDER THE WEIGHT
John 3:12 If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things? Core among the principle of data protection is a statement that sounds simple, yet when ignored, can have significant repercussions: "information should be released solely on a need to know basis".... Continue Reading →
WHERE DO YOU BELONG?
The Gospel today brought about up a series of questions to ponder on beginning with "in which category do you fall? Our verse of interest is John 7:44" "And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him." So here we had a group of men who would have wished... Continue Reading →