I had long struggled with Stephen’s sermon in Acts 7. Why did he refer to Abraham and Joseph and Moses, but only mentioned David very briefly, and nothing of Joshua and Samuel? Then I realised; Stephen answered the allegations made against him. The Sanhedrin heard ‘false witnesses’ say: “This man never ceases to speak words… Read more »
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A stranger on the earth – Re-thinking the Psalms
Many Psalms clearly refer to us approaching God in His dwelling place, or communing with the ‘saints.’ But others relate to our interaction with the world around us, the world to which we do not belong. By ‘the world,’ I do not mean the physical planet on which we live, but human-kind, living in ignorance… Read more »
A stranger on the earth
Psalm 119.19 says; ‘I am a stranger on earth.’ These words introduce, within the longest of the psalms, a theme of conflict. The follower of God finds himself in a hostile environment. In such an environment the word of God remains our guide. It is striking that the previous verse, familiar to many, refers to… Read more »