“I haven’t heard from God for years.” “God only speaks to me through scripture.” I hear these comments regularly. But the Lord recently showed me something astonishing! The Bible tells us we consist of spirit, soul, and body, and 1 Corinthians 2:11 […]
I was busy wiping a cow’s backside when the Lord spoke. On our farm in England, we kept 150 dairy cows. We struggled to make money, so we decided to keep pedigree Holsteins, worth several times an ordinary cow. Their daughters could […]
“Commissioned,” Ali said. “We’re commissioned by the star. We can’t go home, Ben.” Ben pointed behind them. “The king’s lying, that’s all. Didn’t you see his eyes?” They left the city gates and passed a lively market. Shouts echoed from the stone […]
The Ten Commandments begin: “You shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourself an idol.” Pretty stern, but what exactly is an idol? Other gods are things we’ve not made, like the sun, moon, angels or people. […]
When we come together, what do we do? Sing, pray, preach, offering, notices, communion and coffee. That’s church, surely? Actually, the Scriptures suggest otherwise. The Apostle Paul has a very different picture in mind. When you come together, he writes in 1 […]
The worship service seemed to dissolve. I became aware of a small church on a broad rise, set in rolling countryside. A small crowd emerged from the south door, laughing together. To the right, beneath the sun-bright sky, a gentle breeze wafted […]
He had seven hundred wives and three hundred concubines. Did he ignore them? No, because he held fast to them in love (1 Kings 11:2). He loved them! Was he infertile? No! He had a son and two daughters. There was another, […]
King Solomon of Israel was born with a golden spoon in his mouth. It was to prove deadly. Worse still its long shadow still cripples us today. His father, King David, promoted him to the monarchy above his brothers. Barely eighteen, he […]
Seven hundred, of royal birth? And three hundred concubines? Do the math: he must have had a wedding a week, unless he married them a dozen at a time. It seems so unlikely many commentators have dismissed the figures as political spin. […]
Is anyone of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord […]