Kindness in a cruel world
Kids can be so cruel, can’t they? It was ever thus. I expect you can remember be teased at school for something or another. Other kids can always find something to tease you about....
Monthly Archive: June 2015
Integrity matters
The Lord gave David victory wherever he went. 2 Samuel 8:6 and 14 We don’t find this easy to understand, do we? The brutality of it all. Philistines, Moabites, the people of Zobah, Edom,...
All that’s happened so far is nothing compared to what is to come.
When David finds himself settled in a palace and at rest with all the enemies around him, his mind turns to the ark. How can he live in a house of cedar when the...
Come on and celebrate…….
David conquers Jerusalem – the fortress of Zion – the City of David. Against all the odds. He has a palace built for him. He takes more concubines and wives and has more sons...
Learning to hold loosely to plans………
David has his priorities right – In the course of time, David inquired of the Lord. “Shall I go up to one of the towns of Judah?” he asked. The Lord said, “Go up.”...
The final goodbye
So when my mum died, that first week passed in a blur. I went through the motions in a dream-like state. Nothing seemed real. How could it be real? At the funeral however, as...
