The efficacy of God’s word (the Bible) is predicated on its origin. The speaker is God and his speech is his work. As God speaks he has in mind his own purposes for his speech. He may make a promise to us in his word, desiring us to trust him. He may warn us inContinue reading “Efficacy of God’s Word”
Category Archives: Theology and Life
One Greater than Solomon
To think, Solomon was one of the greatest leaders in the Bible. Certainly in his time he experienced a prosperity unmatched in the biblical record. Not only was he blessed but under his wisdom and leadership all of Israel were blessed. He had fleets of trade ships bringing in all sorts of gold and silverContinue reading “One Greater than Solomon”
Wisdom in God’s Ways
Good living looks good. When you see successful living, you want to know how they do it don’t you? There is a passage in the Bible recording Moses’ words to his people just before they enter into the Promised Land, very near the inception of their nationhood. It reads, “See, I have taught you decreesContinue reading “Wisdom in God’s Ways”
Growing in Faith in the Pentecostal Church. Part 2.
In part one of my journey in the pentecostal church I told the story of my conversion in the pentecostal denomination. There was a battle between Catholics and Pentecostals over the affections of my heart, there were strobe lights and deadly perilous youth games, there were the typically un-typical Pentecostal spiritual experiences, and there wasContinue reading “Growing in Faith in the Pentecostal Church. Part 2.”
On Pandemic Prayers
Over the last while I’ve heard prayer requests from people around me for the Covid-19 pandemic to end. This reminds me of other prayer requests I have heard from both adults and children for God to protect us from bad things. I was reflecting on this. So often we want God to take our troublesContinue reading “On Pandemic Prayers”
Discovering the Particular Love of God
Redemption is the process whereby an individual guilty of sin before God is saved from the just punishment of sin, namely death, through the vicarious death of Jesus. There are some particulars regarding redemption that are worth teasing out because they provide an abundance of joy and greater understanding of the particular love God showsContinue reading “Discovering the Particular Love of God”
Remembering Ellie
This week my husband and I remember the birth, life and passing of our first child and daughter, Ellie. It’s strange to think that it’s been a year. Recently my husband reminded me of something that Mark Thompson, the principal of our theological college wrote to us at the time: “Take hold of the GodContinue reading “Remembering Ellie”
Sleep and Holiness
Changes in life don’t always occur by addressing something directly. Change can happen by addressing auxiliary or associated areas. So your house is freezing cold, turn the heater on. The heater isn’t fixing the problem! How is this possible? We must first close the windows and doors! Sleep is much like closing the front doorContinue reading “Sleep and Holiness”
Sleep – Creatureliness and Dependence
A little slumber, a little folding of the hands. Yes, hello darkness my old friend. Sleep is a friend. For some it is a friend who visits regularly. For others, not as regularly as we’d like, and for others, we kick them out of the house too early to our own peril. In much theContinue reading “Sleep – Creatureliness and Dependence”
Comparing our Sufferings
When we go through suffering we often compare our suffering to someone else’s. We do this for a few reasons I think. Sometimes we are just trying to be polite as we confront someone who has suffered what we perceive as ‘more’. Sometimes we think it can help us get a perspective on our sufferingContinue reading “Comparing our Sufferings”
Bigvai and Shiphrah 