The layers of life
Church bulletin: “Life is like an onion. You peel it off one layer at a time, and sometimes you weep” – so said Carl Sandburg. Sandburg (1878–1967) was not …
One day in seven
Church bulletin: J.C. Ryle said that the spiritual state of the nation could be gauged in terms of how the population spent its Sundays. I think there is a lot …
Life in lockdown
Church bulletin: I am fed up with it as much as anyone. I don’t think I have ever felt as weary as I presently do. Although there are less demands …
Look up Elijah, look up!
Church bulletin: Elijah was so discouraged. He had faithfully served the Lord standing up to 450 prophets of Baal. God powerfully expressed His wrath and destroyed the false prophets. One …
Excuses
Church bulletin: Excuses, we all make them. Excuses for not doing what God wants; excuses for doing what God does not want. Excuses are the default position of fallen …
Everton, you have my attention, you don’t have my heart
Church bulletin: Long before the days of the WWW and instant information, the ritual would commence around the radio at 10:00 on Sunday morning. After the BBC world news, we …
Great God of ordinary wonders
Church bulletin: New England pastor / theologian / philosopher Jonathan Edwards liked nothing more than to wander through the woods. He was a keen observer of the natural world and …
A marriage for the ages
Church bulletin: Two German soldiers sat huddled in a trench on the Eastern Front. It was cold and frosty and with light fading, Johann, a young and newly arrived recruit …
The Berean spirit
Church bulletin: Well known are the Berean Jews cited in Acts 17. They were more fair-minded / noble / of higher stature than those in Thessalonica. “They received the word …
Songs for sighing
Church bulletin: “Hail to the Lord’s Anointed” is a hymn based on Psalm 72. The fourth stanza reads as follows – He comes with succor speedy, to those who suffer …