LIfting Holy Hands In Prayer

Exodus 17:8-16 tells us about a battle against the Amalekites and how this battle was won through prayer and working together as God’s people. Battles tend to come at inconvenient times: the Amalekites attacked when the Israelites were weary and worn out, jaded from...

Purposeful Fasting

Fasting is often associated with giving up certain foods or mealtimes in order to pray, but Isaiah 58:1-14 makes it clear that fasting is more than a religious ritual. We have to fast not only from food (give up chocolate or sugar or miss a meal in order to pray, by...

Giving Up Illusion

The film ‘Now You See Me’ looks at the world of magic and sleight of hand, and this can be a world of great entertainment. Magicians astound us with their tricks and amuse us with their dexterity. Ironically, however, Christians are often accused of living in a world...

Getting Rid of Superstition

Superstition may seem a harmless addition to our Christian lives, often fuelled by pragmatic reasons (‘don’t walk under a ladder because you might get drenched from the window cleaner’s water’, for example). But when we are superstitious, we are actually ascribing to...