Brokenness and Blessing

Jacob is changed irrevocably from his night of wrestling with God and bears permanent scars from this encounter, limping forever as a result (see Gen 32:31). Most of us want the blessings that God can bring, but are not so keen on the brokenness that is sometimes a...

Wrestling with God

This morning’s sermon continued the ‘Battles & Blessings’ series, looking at when Jacob wrestled with God. (Gen 32:22-32) This incident profoundly changed Jacob’s life, giving him a new identity and transformed character. Prior to this, he...

Unseen Footprints

‘Footprints in the Sand’ is a much loved poem which talks of life as a journey, walking on sand, often with two sets of footprints visible (representing ours and God’s) and in the places where only one set of footprints is visible, this is not a sign...

The Psalms as Poetry

The Psalms have to be read as poetry, but that begs the question ‘What is poetry?’ Poetry uses language in a condensed form to convey layers of meaning and is often meant to be read aloud, with the sound, rhythm and form important to its effectiveness....