January – February 2016
When the prophet Jonah fled from the presence of God to Tarshish, he took a ship from Joppa on the west coast of Israel (Jon 1:3). From Joppa the ship would sail westward on its journey to Tarshish.
Tarshish was one of Tyre’s important trading partners and Ezekiel provides a catalogue of its pr…
Tarshish, Cornwall and Tin and Gold Trade in the Ancient World When Read More »
There seems to be a certain impertinence in considering this subject. Are we not pondering the imponderable? Do we truly imagine we can comprehend the outworking of a Divine purpose expressed long ago and certain of fulfilment according to Divine foreknowledge. “Known unto God are all his works …
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Dwelling Carelessly in Isles
Who would have thought that prior to Christ’s return to believers we would be writing about Russia’s move into the Middle East? This is the situation we now find ourselves in. Yet one of the most extraordinary aspects of these events is that they hardl…
Russia in the Middle East Read More »
For our next topic we cross the Atlantic. There is a huge range of butterflies in the world. Every butterfly starts off as an egg, which hatches into a caterpillar. After a while this turns into a chrysalis, which in turn hatches out into a flying insect that feeds on the nectar of flowers, and even…
The Monarch Butterfly Read More »
