David is on a mission to kill and no man can stop him! So the Lord doesn’t send a man but a courageous woman, Abigail, who helps David to see he must not stain his hands with innocent blood in
Unexpected encounter
David is very angry. A wealthy neighbour, called Nabal, has rudely rebuffed his approach for fellowship. So now he’s going to pay him and his estate back with violence! However, Abigail – Nabal’s wife – takes her life in her
This is the end?
Sabbath has passed, a new week begins and on it God blows life into the new creation. The women who go to honour Jesus’ corpse, find the tomb unlocked and a stranger present. They came to find a crucified man,
Mary, Mary and Salome
Jesus has died like no other man for in his final hours he has borne the full brunt of God’s curse in death and overcome it. Now he has breathed out his last breath and is gently removed, covered and
Salty sacrifice
Jesus is tackling sinful pride in his disciples which is leading them to mistreat others whom he would value and love. So he speaks firmly to the twelve. They have to change their mindset to one of humility and self-sacrifice,
Conspiracy!
In Jerusalem, Paul has testified to Jesus as the Messiah and been rejected. Now the Lord would have him move to Rome (v11) and so he arranges this in a quite unexpected way. Paul’s extraction will be triggered by a
Salt in the land
The church of Acts 9 is filled with Jewish believers in Jesus. But the Lord is about to expand it radically by including Gentiles. First, however, he grants his people a period of peaceful growth. Three years or so earlier,
Preparing for change
Times of change turn up in all our lives and in a variety of ways. However, knowing how to handle them is not always easy. These verses show us the Lord dealing brilliantly with change, as he prepares his church
Waiting for Christmas
Christmas. It starts with the cheap wrapping paper in January, ramps up in the autumn with the shops’ first displays, then perches near the end of December waiting to arrive as you cross the days off your advent calendar. Even