Philippians Round-Up

The message of joy must be repeated and reinforced because it so easily gets lost and forgotten in the worry and hustle of life, because there's so much out there trying to suck the joy out of us. If each day drains of us joy, as we keep coming up against opposition, obstacles, detractors, doom-mongers and deadlines, then we need to recharge the batteries of joy by reading verses like this again and again and reminding ourselves of their vital truth.

Philippians 28: Trusting God With All Our Needs

The message of joy must be repeated and reinforced because it so easily gets lost and forgotten in the worry and hustle of life, because there's so much out there trying to suck the joy out of us. If each day drains of us joy, as we keep coming up against opposition, obstacles, detractors, doom-mongers and deadlines, then we need to recharge the batteries of joy by reading verses like this again and again and reminding ourselves of their vital truth.

Advent Day 21: God Will Provide For All Your Needs

Let’s look after one another this Christmas and trust God to provide all that we need.

Advent Day 20: Let’s Give Our Best To Jesus

We should think in advance about giving, and plan on giving, rather than letting it be an emaciated after-thought. Tithing should be the first item in our budgets, not squeezed around everything else. And we should give our best to Jesus, the best of our time, treasure and talents.

Deuteronomy 26: Why we Tithe

This is the 26th post in my Deuteronomy series, looking at what the Bible teaches about tithing and giving and what this means for us today.

Deuteronomy 21: We’ve Always Needed a Mediator

This is the 21st post in my Deuteronomy series, looking at how Jesus has bridged the uncrossable divide to make a relationship between us and God possible.

Deuteronomy 20: Justice and Justice Alone

This is the 20th post in my Deuteronomy series, looking at God's heart for justice and how justice is always what God wants for any society.

Deuteronomy 19: Poverty & Generosity

This is the 19th post in my Deuteronomy series, looking at how the tithe worked, and how God's solution for poverty is generosity from all of us.

Lessons from the Garden 13: Save and Sow

Lesson 12 from the Garden: don't spend everything you get, but save for the future.

Numbers 17: Don’t be discouraged if you have to go the long way round

Numbers 17: Don't be discouraged if you have to go the long way round.   "They travelled from Mount Hor along the route to the Red Sea Road, to go round Edom. But the people grew impatient on the way." (Numbers 21:4)   Detours can be fun and lead to surprising discoveries, but they can also …