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...

Righteousness and Justice

Ps 103:6 says, ‘The Lord works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed.’ The concept of righteousness and justice – whether in a local situation, a national or international situation – is well established these days, but it is worth...