We live our lives, and every now and then something comes up that requires some thought, pulls us up, and creates in us the need to pause and consider, to open ourselves up and empathise with another and be truly honest with ourselves. What do we do when we want to reach out to a […]
An exhortation to keep watching and patiently waiting for Yahweh How long? Saints through time have all pondered this question: “How long?”. The apostles asked, How long until … the kingdom is restored again to Israel? (Acts 1:6) The souls under the altar asked, How long, O Lord, holy and true dost thou not judge […]
Half the world is enduring some form of Covid-19 experience; some devastatingly bad, some extremely positive, most in the middle somewhere. For different reasons, a common reaction is stress. Covid aside, stress is a regular problem for many people. By stress, we mean our response to those things that demand we respond in some way. […]
Synopsis: The answer is always God, and because it is life eternal to know Him, it is essential that we know Him for who He really is. You can listen to this post, or if you prefer, you can read it below. Who is He? If you were asked to describe the God whom you […]
It is our pleasure to introduce Christadelphian Classics. Our aim is simple We have many excellent books within the Brotherhood that have stood the test of time—favourites, fallbacks, classics. We wish to offer these works to our community in a different format. Christadelphian Classics provides podcasts of selected publications read to you a chapter at […]
This is the first of three articles on how to do Bible study, each building on the other. Here’s what we hope to cover: Part 1 — explores what Bible study is, the objective, and what is required to study our Bibles effectively. Part 2 — shows the essential techniques for building an understanding of […]
As I was reading the astonishing story of the ten plagues, I was struck by one phrase. Amongst our Heavenly Father’s systematic destruction of everything the Egyptians had, with wave after wave of devastation and catastrophe, my eye was not caught by how the incredible plagues arrived. It was how they left. It occurs first […]
We find an interesting contrast between Hosea 10 and Colossians 1 about fruitfulness. In Hosea 10:1 the people of Israel are condemned for being an empty vine and only bringing forth fruit unto themselves. Unfortunately, the words of the prophet had no effect; the people were in the same state at the time of Christ. […]
It never ceases to amaze me the infinite layers of meaning that the Father has woven into the fabric of Scripture. This struck me again recently when looking at the story of Jesus turning the water to wine in John 2. It is easy to read over this event and take nothing more from it […]
We would do well to “count our blessings”. We so readily get caught up with the mundane and often onerous things of life with all their pressures and become complaisant, dissatisfied, even disgruntled. But, to stop and purposely think about the numerous blessings we have can put things in better perspective. David did this at […]