A cupbearer and a baker

We all struggle with disappointments in life. For me the biggest disappointments are when I have an expectation and have thought about things in a particular way and something happens completely differently. Or, when I have prayed for a long time and not seen a...

I acted righteously and look where it got me

On one occasion I was sitting in the church office of my previous church when a member of the church came in to see me. I made him coffee and we sat down to chat. He was a man with a ‘little bit of a past’ (read into that what you like) but was now fully committed to...

Sexual temptation

Sexual temptation is a real and ferocious battle. In recent times it has often been blamed on the internet but this problem has always existed. It is not going to be won with an internet filter or by finding a mate to be accountable to, good as both of those are, they...

A break in the story, or is it?

The sudden change in the storyline from the headline act of Joseph to his brother Judah is strange at first glance and yet, God wants us to see that He is working all things together for his good, according to His plans, and that his promises are irrevocable. This...

The mystery of providence

At the church I went to as a child whenever we produced a poster or a leaflet we always quoted the event, the time and date, the place and included DV Deo volente meaning God being willing, or God willing. I guess just in case there was a catastrophe and the event...