Abraham is both remarkable and ordinary. The Ordinary Abraham Abraham was just one man, with a barren wife, who lived in ancient times surrounded by idol worshippers in Mesopotamia. He lived in tents, had sheep and goats, had some servants, and otherwise lived an unremarkable existence. He...
Its easier to see in the Bible how Jesus and the Father are separate. Jesus prays to the Father, so they must be separate, and indeed they are. Yet it is hard for us to wrap our minds around how together, how inseparable, how agreed...
People need something bigger than themselves to believe in. Historically in ancient times people believed that the sun, the moon, the stars and even nature around them were deities. Creation is big and grand and it seemed logical to people to worship it and trust it. ...
People reading current affairs can easily be tempted to ask themselves if we are not in the end of days. This week (June 2025) with Israel destroying the Iranian nuclear facilities at Isfahan, and killing 250 people in the process has prompted a fresh round...
While pulling up flooring in my home a years ago, I found some old newspapers. It is endlessly interesting to read things from the past, such as the price of bread (8 pence) or to read of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay's first ascent of...
When Jesus rose again on the first day of the week, he appeared to the women, and then to two disciples on the road to Emmaus. Then later that day he appeared to the apostles, except that Thomas was missing when he appeared. But it...
Back when there was no temple, King David realised that he lived in a palace, but the ark of the Lord resided in a tent. This was not right, and he desired to do something for the Lord. He wanted to build a...
Last week John Alley's new book The Testing of Apostles was made available on Amazon for purchase. It took several years for John to write this book and it was in many ways a battle of spiritual warfare to get the task complete. ...
"And God made the two great lights—the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night." (Genesis 1:16 ESV) In the Genesis account of creation, we find the Lord working day by day to create all that exists. He didn't...
One of the challenges for all believers is the surrender of their will to God. This in fact is the challenge for all humans. Occasionally we meet someone who declares that they are an atheist, but it often seems to be the case that they...
