"go and learn". Some things cannot be appreciated all at once - the truth of them has to sink in or be wrought out in everyday life. Christian faith is ... Read more

"Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised". The more you get acquainted with the Lord, the more you desire to praise Him. Drawing near to God brings an ... Read more

"If the Lord be with us, why then is all this befallen us? ". A question asked in all sincerity by a servant of the Lord who was genuinely perplexed. ... Read more

"this man really is the Saviour of the world". Many may have offered to get this woman out of the mess into which she had fallen: but they were not ... Read more

"The Lord sends poverty and wealth". Two extremes that most of us shun. Poverty is most unpleasant and especially so to those who have known plenty. Wealth is a rather ... Read more

"if I build again the things which I destroyed". The edifice of sin and rebellion that the selfish heart has erected, sometimes over many years, can be destroyed in a ... Read more

"They all asked, 'Are you then the Son of God? ' ". Some may have asked by way of jest: the religious leaders who apprehended Jesus would be sarcastic. For ... Read more

"The report I heard … is true". In a society where so-called spin-doctors distort or even deny the truth, it is difficult to know what to believe. Such was the ... Read more

"you are precious and honoured in my sight". This is God's word regarding His chosen people of Israel and we know it is the regard He has for all who ... Read more

"The bridegroom was a long time in coming". It is two thousand years since Jesus spoke these words in His Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins. All these years ... Read more