Find your encouragement in God

There is so much in the press at the moment about speaking appreciation and saying kind words. Sadly these will fade, but there is one in heaven who’s encouragement will never fade or diminish. God not only knows when we need help he knows how to send help. God at the...

My head is full of ideas

I find if I am in the company of leaders that fire off idea after idea; “you could do this or that” or give you lists of things you could do to change your church from its 35 members to a mega church of 1000s I can get somewhat overwhelmed and shrink back. There are...

The tragedy at Nob

One day a priest named Abiathar arrived at David’s camp with a horrific story, the massacre of the Levite community at Nob including his dad Ahimelech. (1 Samuel 22: 20-21) It transpired that Saul had heard about David’s gathering of men and it had angered him. that...

Get ready church

David has set up his home in the cave of Adullam (1 Samuel 22:1) with his family. We are about 16 miles from Jerusalem. Archaeologists say we are about 500 feet high giving a good view of the surrounding countryside and people approaching. Some translate the cave as...

That’s another fine mess I have got myself into

If I get myself into a mess I have at times spiralled down rather than pull myself out of it. I can resist help, not listen to friends’ words and can convince myself that my unrighteous ways are very honourable. Of course everyone else is wrong! We are in 1 Samuel 21....