Gen 24:62-67; 25:1-18 When my husband and I moved to New Zealand, we were convinced that this was the right thing and from the Lord, but I found the transition difficult. In fact, the emotional adjustment took me a good…

Gen 24:10-61 Have you ever wondered how God achieves His purposes when He wants willing servants? It is not enough to know God’s will, we need to play our part and do what God calls us to and that does…

Gen 24:1-15 In the early nineties, I visited Israel on a tourist trip, and dearly wanted to go back for a gap year. I felt God saying that I would be back, but opportunities seemed scarce. The only option I…

Gen 22:20-24; 23:1-20 It keeps amazing me how God works out His purposes without any hurry. We are often anxious that we are running out of time whether we wait for God’s direction in our careers,   for financial support for…

Gen 22:1-19 A young woman I know was excommunicated by her church as a teenager and lost her family and all her security. Another family took her in, yet she could have been scarred for life and never gone near…

Gen 22:1-19 I must admit that this passage used to strike fear in my heart (and still does to some extent). Coming from a Christian background where obedience was emphasised above all, this incident in Abraham’s life always evoked for…

Gen 21:22-34 A number of Christians I know have given up well-paid jobs, sometimes at prestigious companies, to do Christian ministry of some sort. As a result, they often lost status within the secular world, as well as financial security.…

Gen 21:1-14 As a teenager attending Bible study, I soon began to wonder if I were a Christian. I grew up in a Christian home, we went to church as a family. What was I missing? Was I really missing…