Lies, lies, lies!

Have you ever told a lie? Have you ever been told a lie? Have you ever known that you were being lied to? I’m sure your answer to all these questions is a loud “Yes!” There are a lot of lies around, but have you ever thought about how many different types of lies there…

All in the Head

Anyone who knows me knows that I’ve got a head. I think it’s to do with the lack of hair. My head is very visible because of that. There is no hair to hide it. The thing is, though, that it’s not what’s on the head that matters. It’s not even what’s inside it that matters…

Compared to others

A few days later Mary hurried to the hill country of Judea, to the town where Zechariah lived. She entered the house and greeted Elizabeth. At the sound of Mary’s greeting, Elizabeth’s child leapt within her, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. Elizabeth gave a glad cry and exclaimed to Mary, “God has…

Thought for thought

Saul waited there seven days for Samuel, as Samuel had instructed him earlier, but Samuel still didn’t come. Saul realized that his troops were rapidly slipping away. So he demanded, “Bring me the burnt offering and the peace offerings!” And Saul sacrificed the burnt offering himself. 1 Samuel 13:8-9 NLT Saul showed a number of things here:…

Time for time

But before dawn the next morning, Saul arrived, having divided his army into three detachments. He launched a surprise attack against the Ammonites and slaughtered them the whole morning. The remnant of their army was so badly scattered that no two of them were left together. 1 Samuel 11:11 NLT Procrastination is not generally a…

Thorn in my side

The seed that fell among the thorns represents others who hear God’s word,  but all too quickly the message is crowded out by the worries of this life, the lure of wealth, and the desire for other things, so no fruit is produced. Mark 4:18-19 NLT Although this parable is referring to people who hear…

Mixed values

Finally, they entered the region of Zuph, and Saul said to his servant, “Let’s go home. By now my father will be more worried about us than about the donkeys!” 1 Samuel 9:5 NLT It’s not used so much now, but one of the definitions of the word ‘dear’ is expensive. Nowadays it is used…

Ignorance is miss

If you ignore criticism, you will end in poverty and disgrace; if you accept correction, you will be honoured. Proverbs 13:18 NLT Whenever I discover by myself that I am doing something wrong or the wrong way, I correct it. I simply treat it as an adjustment to my ways. However, when someone else points…