Provision to jump the cultural gap

Daniel 1: 1-5 (NIV) [Ashpenaz] was to teach them the language and literature of the Babylonians. The king assigned them a daily amount of food and wine from the king's table. They were to be..

Who do you think you are?

Matthew 1:1-2, 5-6, 17 (NRSV) An account of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham. Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the..

God's goal in communicating

1 Corinthians 2:9-14 Whenever the Lord speaks to us, He gets straight to the point. He doesn’t dance around the issue, He doesn’t engage in idle chitchat, and He doesn’t talk just for the..

Put God in your card this Fathers' Day

The Church of England is making a bid to put God into Fathers’ Day with a prayer for children to include in their cards on June 21, asking God to help dads grow in love and wisdom. The Bishop of..

Brokenness: The Way to Blessing

2 Corinthians 2:7-9 No one enjoys heartache. Yet God uses pain to mold His children. Although wonderful, happy times feel great, times of suffering tend to produce growth. Brokenness is God’s..

It's Anything But Dry

Daniel 9:17–19 NIV "Now, our God, hear the prayers and petitions of your servant. For your sake, O Lord, look with favor on your desolate sanctuary. Give ear, O God, and hear; open your..