Do you believe everything the Bible says? This is, of course, not only an unfair question but one filled with almost too many traps to number. The traps that lie in wait here for the unsuspecting respondent are based upon the assumption that we think we know what the Bible
Continue reading‘I didn’t laugh’ is perhaps Sarah’s most well known statement, or perhaps we should say lie for accuracy’s sake. She lied because the Word God had just spoken was too ridiculous for words. Who had ever heard of someone her age having a child? But there is more to these
Continue readingSaul, who was also known as Paul, was a short man who at times didn’t keep it short. On one occasion this led to a young man, called Eutychus, falling out of a window because he was so tired. Though, to be fair, Paul wasn’t able to keep it short
Continue readingTo have a Bible simple enough for a ploughboy to read is one thing; to keep it simple enough to understand is something altogether different. A common experience to all who have read the Bible is its sheer complexity. To read the Bible in your own language is to discover
Continue readingThe Bible translator William Tyndale had one wish. He wanted a Bible simple enough that even a ploughboy could read it. For such thinking he was burned at the stake as a heretic. Tyndale argued for the Bible to be available not only in Latin, the language of the church,
Continue readingWhen I was a school governor one of my biggest headaches was learning the incredible number of acronyms used in the educational system. For instead of being a help they proved to be an astonishing hindrance as they tended to confuse than to clarify whatever was being discussed. One of
Continue readingI know you know the missing word, and I know you know that I know the missing word too. ‘Lest we forget’ matters. In World War One 65 million men were mobilized to fight and 1 in 3 were either killed or injured. Wilfred Owen immortalised them as those ‘who
Continue readingWhen does wearing a bracelet make all the difference to your life? It’s when you live what it says. I’m not speaking about lucky charms or Pandora bracelets but a little strip of cloth. The cloth actually says very little, it only has four letters on it; ‘WWJD’. Yet, if
Continue readingDon’t worry this surreal question has nothing to do with the hot weather we’ve been having, but do you understand the question? I used to use a hot shoe but now I have no need for one; instead I use my phone. If this only adds to your confusion, a
Continue readingAll I can say is that when I gave it a try the answer was inconclusive. Curiosity may have killed the cat but such tasting and seeing describes the way the Bible wants us to engage deeper with God; to use its language, to see if the Lord is good.
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