Sometimes proverbs are like riddles—you need to ponder them to understand their true meaning. A sensible person will take the time to unpack these riddles and apply them to their everyday life.

The story of Noah starts with God’s grief and heartache at how sinful people had become. He observed that “…every inclination of the thoughts of his (people’s) heart was only evil all the time”

Up till now in the account of Noah, judgment and punishment have been theStory. Then chapter eight of today’s reading opens with the heart warming phrase, “But God remembered Noah…”

After “every living thing on the face of the earth was wiped out” in chapter seven, and in chapter eight God “remembering Noah”, chapter nine of theStory begins “then God blessed Noah”, and as at creation, reaffirms to Noah his desire that man “Be fruitful and multiply… and fill the earth.”(Genesis1:28).

Read Reflect In theStory up till now, we’ve been following individuals and their relationship to God; Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Lamech, Seth and Noah. Today we consider society at large, a people who wanted to make a name, who fancied themselves as pretty accomplished. The thing is, however, people really hadn’t changed. These […]

Have you ever commended someone for having “the patience of Job”? It’s curious how that expression developed when the story is not at all about Job being patient.

Psalm 91 is a psalm of confidence and trust. Its words have provided comfort to untold numbers of believers for thousands of years.

“Live under the protection of God Most High and stay in the shadow of God All-Powerful,” the psalm opens, “Then you will say to the LORD, ‘You are my fortress, my place of safety; you are my God, and I trust you.’” It is a beautiful statement, one full of promise.