The Bible is very real – the interaction of humans with their frailties and inconsistencies, desires and appetites. Even the greatest of men have ‘feet of clay.’ Think of David, the great king of Israel. David nearly lost the kingdom. Jonadab, David’s nephew, was a schemer and influenced Amnon, David’s son, to get Tamar… Read more »
Posts By: Les
Keep the unity
In the context of maintaining unity (Eph 4.3) and attaining to unity (v13) we are commanded to be humble and gentle and patient and to bear with one another in love. Unity is not achieved by us lording it over others; nor by demanding loyalty or subservience. True unity is both sweet and powerful. True… Read more »
Still holy, still unholy
“Let the evildoer still do evil, and the filthy still be filthy, and the righteous still do right, and the holy still be holy.” (Rev 22.11) Have you ever met someone after a gap of many years? Have they changed? There is something in the human nature which resists change. Whatever our circumstances we tend… Read more »