Sold for twenty pieces of silver

Joseph is sitting in the dark of the cistern, what must be going through his mind? Is this how it all ends? Will they release me in a while? Will they leave me here? It’s incredible to think that some metres above him his brothers were sitting together eating a meal...

Joseph’s brothers plan

Someone once asked me, “why do bad things happen to good people?” When I replied that bad things also happen to bad people, I was then accused of not being very spiritual at all! The answer as to why were all these things happening and going to happen to Joseph is...

The life of Joseph 

It’s no wonder there is a musical and a film about Joseph. Dreams, sold into slavery, prison, rise to prominence, reconciliation to name just a few of the events in his life. As to why I want to look at the life of Joseph, well that’s simple really. One, there is...

Looking towards the cross

Well after 70 blogs this is my last blog on the life of David (stop cheering and dancing around the room) as the book of 2 Samuel comes to an end. God gives instructions that an altar should be built (vs 18). The place is very specific, it’s in a small farm owned by a...

David’s mighty men

When David Livingstone was working in Africa, some friends wrote to him saying, “we would like to send other men to you. Have you found a good road into your area yet?“ Livingstone wrote back, “If you have men who will only come if they know there is a good road, I...