Lessons from the Garden 2: Don’t Wait for Perfect

Lesson 1 from the Garden: Don't Wait for Perfect

Numbers 19: Blessings not Curses

Numbers 19: Blessings not Curses.   Very often the world contradicts the word of God and many voices and media carry messages and viewpoints quite contrary to those of God. We can't change that, but we can change how we respond, what we choose to believe.   Why do we so often doubt the word …

Don’t be afraid. I will provide…

Don't be afraid. I will provide...   “You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives. So then, don’t be afraid. I will provide for you and your children.” (Genesis 50:20-21)   What’s going on right now is awful, let’s not …

Numbers 4: Beyond Numbers – Everyone Matters

Numbers 4: Beyond Numbers - Everyone Matters.   It's easy to see why Numbers got its name when reading the first few chapters of the book. It'd be just as easy to dismiss it for the same reason, thinking it's just a set of dry lists of no use or relevance to us. But we'd …

Leap of Faith

Leap of Faith. It’s time for another leap of faith. My whole life I have tried to live in faith, and it has required me to take many leaps of faith in the past. The first and biggest step of faith was to put my trust in Jesus Christ and choose to follow Him. I …

I See

Do you ever feel invisible, like what you do doesn't matter? That you're not noticed or appreciated for what you do? That's a bit how I felt a little while ago, and I want to tell you what God said to me in that place. He said: I see. I’ve noticed. I care. And I will reward you. He's saying the same thing to you.

Commands and Consequences

Commands and Consequences. With chapter 26 we come virtually to the end of Leviticus proper. It caps off the whole book and verse 46 summarises everything from the first 25 chapters. This is a chapter of two halves, as complementary as two sides of a coin but at the same time a study of contrasts. …

Little Steps Closer

Little Steps Closer. The story of the Bible is one of exile and reconciliation. At the beginning of Genesis we chose to go our own way and left God’s presence, and in Revelation the followers of Jesus are welcomed back into paradise. In-between the story is, by stages, one of God bringing us back. Between …

Context is Everything

Context is Everything. Welcome back to my blog-series on Leviticus. In the first post (which you can find here), I made the case for why we should read it at all. In this second post I want to lay some of the groundwork for reading it in context. For those who know me, context is …

Integrity = Consistency of Character

Integrity = Consistency of Character. I’ve written previously about integrity and I think it deserves more than one blog-post. I think integrity deserves more than a passing mention or an isolated conversation here and there. It’s an important concept to me, which is why I keep returning to it. It’s something that I aim for …