I don’t know about you, but I love gardening. I enjoy all aspects of it, working the soil, planting, weeding, watering and harvesting. I especially enjoy seeing and tasting the fruit of my labour, whether it’s viewing a beautiful flowerbed, or tasting a fresh garden carrot.
Today I had a delicious and nutritious vegetable soup for lunch.
Read More fruit, gardener, Eden, honestyGod exists whether we believe it or not. He has something to say about us, whether we ask him or not.
Amos has set a stage. The Judge has entered. Court is in session. Amos reads out the charges against Israel’s enemies, their “countless crimes.” They have mercilessly plundered, killed and sold “my people” into slavery.
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I have had the privilege of travelling around the world – literally! I’ve seen too much to not be sympathetic towards the oppressed and the poor. As a result I want to do all that I can to encourage a movement towards a wider distribution of the blessings most of us enjoy.
James calls us in a very direct manner to examine ourselves and our actions.
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Read Reflect It doesn’t get much more raw than this. Jeremiah is sick and tired of seeing the disobedient people around him prosper. It is particularly galling when he has been faithful and is suffering. “So drag my enemies away and butcher them like sheep” he says to God. The pain and anger is palpable. […]
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Read Reflect Honesty and hard work: these values were once coveted, but in mainstream society today they have lost their lustre. Life is fast paced, honesty is often blurred with half-truths in order to achieve desired results, and hard work is quickly abandoned in favour of easier routes that promise the same end goal. Here […]
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What an incredible passage: light, sin, darkness, and honesty! In John 8, Jesus tells the woman caught in adultery and everyone standing there that he is the light of the world. What does this mean? The religious people were trying to cover up and hide their sin, acting dishonestly.
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