A wilderness psalm

Last night we looked at Psalm 57, one of the psalms written by David when he was in a cave, fleeing from Saul. The historical background to the psalm is found in 1 Samuel 17-24: how David was anointed king by Samuel, found favour with Saul through his musical skills...

Two Ps

As you will see if you look at the previous post, that was published at 9.51 a.m., just minutes before I actually left the house to go to our morning meeting. There was a real sense of God’s presence with us this morning. The songs we sang meshed with the theme...

Prayer for local churches

It’s Sunday morning. You’re about to go to church. What have you been praying for before you leave the house?In this month when we are praying for our local churches, it’s good to examine our prayers for our churches. I don’t just mean for the...

Patience and suffering

Tonight’s Bible study looked at James 5:7-12. In the first section, James looks at the need for patience as we wait for the Lord’s coming and likens this to a harvest, warning us against grumbling against each other; in the second section, he looks at the...