DAY 70 Today's text is the parable of prodigal son and reading it, every verse throws something at you: why were there two sons? Why was younger bold enough to demand his inheritance? Why didn't the older one say anything? The questions go on. However, I paused to reflect on the verse following his father's... Continue Reading →
ROUND UP
365/365 According to the calendar days, today marks the end of the year in the part of the world I find myself. Others have already transitioned so as we countdown the hours for the year to turn the corner, it's time to do a bit of rounding up. This means some questions will have to... Continue Reading →
LOOK IN THE RIGHT PLACES
HOLY SATURDAY LOOK IN THE RIGHT PLACES Luke 24:5 In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? To get fuel for a vehicle, one knows where to go. Thus, you would rarely expect a... Continue Reading →
EVERY SEARCH PROVIDES AN ANSWER
66/365 EVERY SEARCH PROVIDES AN ANSWER The word of God always makes for an amazing read. So today let's do a bit of a dissection on Matthew 7:8 We might find it interesting that there is no object at end of the three action verbs 'ask, seek and knock'. Rather we get open endings: 'For... Continue Reading →
TAKE YOUR TIME TO DECIDE
DAY 347 OF 365 IN 2021 TAKE YOUR TIME TO DECIDE Matthew 21:25-27a About the baptism of John—who authorized it: heaven or humans?”They were on the spot and knew it. They pulled back into a huddle and whispered, “If we say ‘heaven,’ he’ll ask us why we didn’t believe him; if we say ‘humans,’ we’re... Continue Reading →
PERSONAL OR COMMUNAL?
DAY 325 OF 365 IN 2021 PERSONAL OR COMMUNAL? John 18:34 Jesus answered, “Do you say this of your own accord, or did others say it to you about me?” From the conversation between pilate and Jesus, we can make an inference as well as ponder on a question: "Have you made your own conviction... Continue Reading →
TO A FAR COUNTRY
DAY 65 OF 365 IN 2021 Luke 15:13 And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living. Whenever we look at the words of scripture, we realise that each one of them, each punctuation or conjunction is... Continue Reading →