In 1 Cor 10:1-13, Paul reports on the facts of what God did during the wilderness wanderings, citing His miraculous deliverance, His miraculous provision and His miraculous presence. Nonetheless (a strong word!), this did not result in ongoing faithfulness on the part...

The Bible has a lot to say about grumbling, complaining or ‘murmuring’. In 1 Cor 10:1-13, Paul looks at some examples from the Old Testament, most of which revolved around the Israelites complaining about Moses’ leadership, believing he had only led them out of Egypt...

In our eyes, we tend to ‘grade’ sin. Some sins (murder, adultery, incest) we classify as ‘deadly’ sins, whereas others (gossip, losing your temper occasionally, having a moan, telling a white lie to get us out of trouble) barely register on our ‘sin scale.’ In the...