May – June 2026
Have you ever noticed the unusual way the Truth came to Ephesus?
Firstly, Luke describes Paul’s initial encounter with the city as a short stopover visit on his way from Corinth to Antioch (Acts 18:18-21). Whilst he reasoned with the Jews briefly in the synagogue there, there is no record of an…
Our Brother Apollos (1) Read More »
Song four—14:1-5
The saints are now portrayed standing on Mount Zion. The throne of David in Zion has been established and the command for nations to submit is about to be issued (v6-7).
In this song there is a focus on the attributes and the qualities of character found in this select…
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By any measure, king Asa was one of the loveliest men to grace the pages of Holy Writ; a lover of righteousness and stability, for which God gave him peace. He came on the scene to a nation in poor spiritual health with the onerous task of being Judah’s first reformer, having to effect change with…
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The Virtuous Woman
After Ruth had uncovered Boaz’s feet and laid down there, something happened at midnight to startle him, awaking him from sleep. It was at this point he noticed Ruth lying at his feet. Ruth responded to him by saying: “I am Ruth thine handmaid: spread therefore thy skirt ov…
In the Prophets
In the previous article we began to explore the significance of the theophany described in Ezekiel chapter 1. In that vision Ezekiel saw cherubim under an expanse, and a throne. The vision was an ominous warning of God’s judgments that were soon to fall upon Judah and Jerusalem….
Oliver Wendell Holmes said, “Most people are willing to take the Sermon on the Mount as a flag to sail under, but few will use it as a rudder by which to steer”.
The teachings of the Master are not just a creed to be believed but a life to be lived. It’s one thing to sail under a flag of hi…
Alfred Dreyfus, the French Jewish military officer, who was falsely accused of treason in 1894 in France, has been posthumously promoted to the rank of brigadier general.[1]
Captain Alfred Dreyfus was charged with selling secret documents to Germany.
French President, Emmanuel Macron, and …
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Job 37:10 “By the breath of God frost is given: and the breadth of the water is straitened.”
To set the scene before reading this article, you might like to get a cold drink and add some ice cubes. The NKJV translation of Job 37:10, quoted above, is a bit easier to understand: “By the breat…
Rules based order gone
The rules-based international order emerged from the devastation of World War II. The vision was ambitious and universal: to create a global system based on liberal democratic values, market capitalism and multilateral cooperation.
Central to this vision was the establis…
The Day of the Lord Will Come Read More »
Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.
At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder. (Prov 23:31-32)
Questions
What vow required growing one’s hair long, not drinking wine and not comin…
