Category: When it all goes wrong…..

So there was a man who had a vineyard. A vineyard that someone else wanted. And that someone else was the king. King Ahab wanted Naboth’s vineyard because it was near his palace and...

Over the years, God had made his rules clear to the Israelites. Two of the most basic rules were about marrying foreign women and worshipping other gods. Here, Solomon goes on to break both...

A scene based on the story of Tamar in 2 Samuel 13 We’re all aware of the reality of covering up and not reporting child abuse in families and institutions across our land. It’s...

We left David a couple of days ago with his life in pieces. He has been confronted with his wrongdoing. He has had to face up to the consequences of his actions. We can...

Of course, we all know that everything single thing that we do has consequences – far-reaching consequences – for ourselves and for other people. This has been described as the butterfly effect – In...

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...

All the while that David is enjoying this special friendship with Jonathan, he is experiencing a very different relationship with his father Saul. At first Saul loves David. Of course he does. What’s not...

Getting told off is no fun at all. I don’t know about you, but when someone tells me I’m getting it wrong, I become defensive and insecure. I feel humiliated. I tend to sulk....

Have you ever wanted something so bad it hurts? Have you ever cried out in desperation to the universe, to a God you didn’t know you believed in, to God your Father? Desperate for...

So I think you get the picture. Having emigrated to escape famine with her husband and sons, Naomi has now returned home in very different circumstances. Her husband and sons have tragically died. She...