Our household object for today is the fireplace and our Bible passage is Genesis 18:27-33.   When I was a child visiting my grandparents’ house, the open fire in the living room was both cosy and inviting. Fire produces both heat and light, but as it burns, it...

Last week we had a flurry of snow in our area, just enough for children to have a snowball fight and to build snowmen. My grandchildren built a snow woman called Sheila and her baby, Melody (named after their baby sister.) To build a snowman, you need to roll several...

1 Samuel 22:6-23 tells the story of what happened next after David had sought sanctuary, food and weapons from the priest Ahimelek at Nob. It’s a sad story, with Saul’s paranoia and murderous rage being given free rein, and Doeg the Edomite willing not only to betray...