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1 Timothy 5 - Worse than unbelievers
How does responsible financial planning fit with "building treasure in heaven"?A tension seems to exist between being a good and responsible steward of our resources (...
Matthew 25 - The least of these
"Helping the poor is not just an option."We resonate with this sentence from the Sabbath School lesson, and explore the famous parable of sheep and goats. The Christia...
Mark 8 - What will you gain?
How do we "lay up Treasure in Heaven"?There seem to be a variety of ways to think of this concept, and we notice a few that don't work so well for us. The contrast in ...
Deuteronomy 15 - They will not rule
Is debt more about stewardship or exploitation?
2 Corinthians 9 - A person who gives generously
How can offerings fit into the habits of generosity?
Acts 20 - More blessed to give
How did tithe actually work, and can it be more creative?
Malachi 3 - Enough food in my Temple
How does tithe relate to generosity?
1 John 3 - Already God's children
Reflecting on what "God's Family" means.
Ecclesiastes 12 - Fear God
Does believing in resurrection automatically lead to a good way of living?
Acts 19 - But who are you?
Is our doctrinal emphasis more biblical or cultural?
Acts 10 - Made it clean
What if the Spirit guides us beyond our "Biblical" worldview?
Matthew 7 - A house on sand
How does the person of Christ fit with His teachings?
Matthew 22 - Invite everyone you see
There's a tension between discontinuous change and continuous transformation.
Luke 16 - A great chasm
What to do with the Rich Man and Lazarus?
2 Peter 3 - Isn't really being slow
It seems "soon" is ambiguous in God's vocabulary.
Luke 24 - They recognised him
How did Jesus' disciples respond to his resurrection?
Acts 5 - Guilty of this man’s blood
What does Christ's death on the cross mean for us?
1 Kings 17 - Your son is alive!
Resurrections before the cross often involve children.
Job 19 - I will see Him
What is hoped-for in the Old Testament?
Ecclesiastes 12 - While you are young
What if the pondering the state-of-the-living is more valuable than the state-of-the-dead?
Ezekial 28 - You will be no god
Is theology more like an umbrella or a colander?
Ezekial 28 - The day evil was found in you
We consider the origin of evil, and wonder how much can be learnt of this story from old testament metaphor.
Matthew 4 - To be tempted there
Wilderness temptations are a crucible for Christ.
Luke 8 - Don't bother the teacher
We help Cameron write a sermon about responding to people in crucibles.
Matthew 25 - Do not know the hour
Waiting is never easy, but it is often unavoidable.
Ezekial 24 - Heads will remain covered
A rough time for Ezekial has us wondering about meekness in suffering.
2 Chronicles 20 - Praising his majestic holiness
Not every army has an array of singers praising the Lord!
2 Kings 6 - Open his eyes
Elisha's servant got to see chariots of fire, but where does that leave faith?
Jeremiah 36 - Get another scroll
Baruch's scrolls give us an opportunity to explore the idea of hope. The book of Jeremiah has quite a lot to say about how hope (or the lack of it) can impact our e...
Matthew 5 - Gouge it out
How does self-control come into our consideration of life's crucibles?