Jonah 3:10 – 4:11 – God of second chances (paper trick)
September 11, 2017
A an eye-catching paper trick showing that we can never be so messed-up that God can’t fix us. … More Jonah 3:10 – 4:11 – God of second chances (paper trick)
Category: Proper Time
Exodus 14:19-31 or 15:1b-11, 20-21, Ps 114 – Always Another Way
September 4, 2017
I walk through long, wet grass up to the road, a strip of outside world running through my oasis. The serenity is so solid I could pick it up and keep it in my pocket. … More Exodus 14:19-31 or 15:1b-11, 20-21, Ps 114 – Always Another Way
Matthew 18:15-20 – Don’t Read a Single Bible Verse!
August 28, 2017
If we dissociate sound-bites verses – ‘where two or three are gathered’ – from their surroundings – ‘what you bind on earth is bound in heaven’ – we risk finding meaning – ‘if two of you on earth agree’ – that is not really there. … More Matthew 18:15-20 – Don’t Read a Single Bible Verse!
Romans 12:9-21
August 21, 2017
The wise advice is fine (if tricky to actually do), but what’s all this about heaping burning coals on the heads of your enemies? That doesn’t sound very nice!
Sure, I can think of a few folks who might deserve it, but isn’t the whole point that we’re not supposed to do that kind of thing? … More Romans 12:9-21
Romans 12:1-8 – Who is Shaping You?
August 14, 2017
Now there’s nothing wrong with having beautiful, silky underarms or buying your insurance from a man with an improbably wavy moustache, but is that really what’s important? How many people lie on their deathbeds and murmur softly, “I should’ve gone to Specsavers”? … More Romans 12:1-8 – Who is Shaping You?
Genesis 45:1-15 – Second Chances
August 7, 2017
Reflecting and Doing This is a classic illustration which can be adapted for many texts. You may have seen something similar using bleach, but this is a less-hazardous version. Nevertheless, don’t drink the ‘water’ and wash your hands afterwards. You will need: White cotton cloth, such as a handkerchief Iodine solution (Click here for product … More Genesis 45:1-15 – Second Chances
Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28 – Choices
July 31, 2017
We don’t get a choice about the example we’re given, but we do have a choice about what we do with it. … More Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28 – Choices
Genesis 32:22-31 – Given, Not Taken
July 24, 2017
The wrestler does not fulfil Jacob’s hunger for blessing right away, but instead directs Jacob’s attention to the root of the problem, his name. Jacob has spent his life living up to his name (it means ‘sneaky little rat-bag’) and it’s time to change. … More Genesis 32:22-31 – Given, Not Taken
Genesis 29:15-28
July 17, 2017
The trickster is tricked, the cheater is cheated, Mr There’s-a-sucker-born-every-minute is suckered himself. … More Genesis 29:15-28
Genesis 28:10-19a
July 10, 2017
Is your walk with God less-than-perfect? Mine too. I like it that we don’t have to try to be someone we’re not when we come to God. Jacob was a schemer (and that’s the polite version – check out the end of the previous chapter for why Jacob was legging it across the desert on his own) and God accepted him as such. … More Genesis 28:10-19a
The Reflectionary 