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The beautiful feet of those that bring glad tidings!

BEAUTIFUL FEET! Have you looked at your feet recently? If your feet are anything like mine, they’re not the most attractive part of our body! It is unlikely that you will see many social media accounts that have either the profile or background photo featuring feet! Most of us have feet that are unattractive—they can […]

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You’re the Man! -A lesson from David in his time of weakness

David is described, before he even graces us with his presence in the Scriptural story, in the following terms: “The LORD has sought out a man after his own heart and appointed him ruler of his people” (1 Samuel 13 v 14). The final comment on his life and example, over 1,000 years later is […]

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Boasting in the Lord!

BOASTING IN THE LORD!What an extraordinary call that Jeremiah makes in today’s reading (ch 9)! Isn’t boasting something we should not do? Jeremiah’s answer from God is almost, ‘no and yes’! Consider what the LORD says: “Wise people should not boast that they are wise. Powerful people should not boast that they are powerful. Rich […]

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He had to go through Samaria! John Chapter 4

In fact, Jesus didn’t need to go through Samaria at all. There were other routes that he could have taken that would have avoided the difficulty of traversing Samaritan territory and the unpleasant possibility that he might meet a Samaritan. Samaritans and Jews were not on friendly terms and did not associate with each other […]

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He watches over your journey!

So are you tiring yet of ‘lockdowns’, ‘curfews’ and ‘social isolation’? The ‘stay at home’ message which must be well known worldwide, has a certain benefit in health terms. But after a while, the view from our front door or window seems to become tedious and the activities in which we might engage inside our […]

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Bible Prophecy Faith in God

A tale of two cities – Isaiah 14

God, our Father, gives us many figures, images and ways in which to learn and develop in our relationship with Him. He knows, because He made us, how different each of us are. That difference is clearly seen for example, in what interests us. I have absolutely no interest in economics. But I am fascinated […]

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You really can’t fail!

How many times do we disciples lose heart? “I’ve failed again, I’ve messed up—God wouldn’t want me in His Kingdom!” So did you notice what God says in ALL of today’s Bible readings (Joshua 1; Isaiah 7; 1 Thessalonians 1, 2)? In a number of ways He gives each of us comfort and encouragement. He […]

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It is God who adds the ‘extra’ to ‘ordinary’! Lesson from Samson

Some years ago I was presenting on the life of David at a Bible study camp and had just finished a study on his battle with Goliath (1 Samuel 17). A sister came to me and said, “Ken, I could NEVER be like David—I don’t have what it takes to be a hero!” Is that […]

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How is Jesus the silent lamb?

It is difficult to comprehend how God’s ‘chosen one in whom He delights’ (Isaiah 42 v 1) could so soon become the one who has no attractiveness and is despised and rejected and from whom people hide their faces! In today’s second reading in Isaiah 53, God through His holy prophet, confronts each of us, […]

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Whose child are you? 1 Samuel 17

In our first reading today (1 Samuel 17) we have the wonderful story that has inspired every boy’s (and girl’s?) imagination—David and Goliath. At the end of the chapter, there is an exchange that occurs between king Saul and his army commander, Abner, concerning David. David is summoned and stands before king Saul: “Whose son […]