by Julie Turner | Mar 1, 2024 | What's Happening
In the midst of the ongoing trials of David in the wilderness, pursued by Saul whose obsession showed no sign of abating, Jonathan comes to find David and to offer wise words of encouragement which literally give him the heart to continue. (1 Sam 23:15-18) The world...
by Julie Turner | Mar 1, 2024 | What's Happening
In Ps 27:8, David prays, ‘My heart says of you, “Seek his face!” Your face, Lord, I will seek.’ Seeking God’s face is part of what sets David apart as a leader. In 1 Samuel 23, he faces tough choices: does he fight against the Philistines who are looting the threshing...
by Julie Turner | Feb 29, 2024 | What's Happening
Today’s household object is the shower and our Bible passage is Psalm 51:1-7. Just as toilets flush away our urine and faeces, so the shower is the quickest way to wash ourselves and keep our bodies clean. Psalm 51 reminds us forcefully of our need for cleansing when...
by Julie Turner | Feb 29, 2024 | What's Happening
“Wait for the Lord. Be strong and take heart, and wait for the Lord.” (Psalm 27:14) “It’s certain that waiting’s the most bitter lesson a believing heart has to learn.” (Michael Card, ‘Maranatha’) Waiting is a topic on...
by Julie Turner | Feb 29, 2024 | What's Happening
Today’s household object is the toilet and our Bible passage is John 1:29-33. The modern toilet is taken for granted by most of us. John Harington invented the first flushing toilet in Elizabethan times and Josiah George Jennings developed the prototype with Thomas...
by Julie Turner | Feb 26, 2024 | What's Happening
Our Bible reading for today is Isaiah 38:1-8 and our household object is the clock. In the Bible passage today, we read of Hezekiah who prayed for an extension to his life when he was sick and was granted this with a sign, the miracle of the sun turning back on the...
