Reflections on 1 Samuel 22:1-22:5 Have you ever found yourself in a desperate situation? You know the feeling. Circumstances seem to be spiralling out of control. Things are happening faster than you can process them, and you’re not quite sure what to do next. Sometimes, just thinking about the situation brings back some very tough… Continue reading Man on the Run: Finding God in Desperate Times
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Stop Trying to Slay Your Giants
Reflections on 1 Samuel 17. Few Bible stories are more famous than David and Goliath. We hear it everywhere: “Face your giants. Be brave like David. Slay the giants in your life.” But if that is the main lesson of 1 Samuel 17, we have missed the heart of the story. The truth is far… Continue reading Stop Trying to Slay Your Giants
Looking Beyond Appearances
Reflections on 1 Samuel 16 How God delights to call and use the most unexpected people—supremely seen in the Lord Jesus Christ, our unexpected Saviour. We all have different points of view. We can watch the same soccer match and come away with completely different analyses. We can read reports of the same event from… Continue reading Looking Beyond Appearances