Judg 8:4-17 A man was looking for a parking space in a busy carpark. He prayed, ‘Please, Lord, help me find a space, pleeeeaaase’. He kept circling round but saw no opening and his prayer got more frantic with every…

Judg 7:24-25; 8:1-3 In my early years of teaching, student feedback forms were the things I dreaded most. Under the cloak of anonymity, some used this opportunity to vent their anger at something I said or did, never thinking of…

Judg 7:15-23 If Covid-19 has taught us anything, it is that a pandemic cannot be overcome by an individual alone. Wise leadership is essential, but so is the co-operation of the rank and file. The ongoing mantra of the NZ…

Judg 7:9-14 In his book, The Great Good Thing, Andrew Klavan tells his own story of coming to faith and he relates an incident when he felt overwhelmed by life and by his failures. He was working late that night…

Judg 7:1-8 When we are facing decisions or new situations, we take stock and ask, is what we have enough to achieve our purpose? Do we have the ability for that new job, the energy or vision for a new…

Judg 6:33-40 Gideon’s experiment with the fleece is a well-known story familiar from Sunday school and the concept of a test is a popular method among less mature Christians to discern God’s will. This, however, is a misunderstanding, since as…

Judg 6:28-32 I wonder how Gideon spent the night after he had pulled down his father’s altar for Baal and Asherah. Did he sleep at all or was he worried about what might happen next? Would he be found out?…

Judg 6:25-27 The most challenging aspect of following God is not so much choosing Him – although it is a big step – but of serving Him only. Many people had a brush with Christianity at some point: they may…

Judg 6:17-24 As I write, New Zealand is going through a Covid outbreak of the infectious Delta variant and the ease and speed it spreads with are worrying. Having low vaccination rates make us vulnerable and looking across the ditch…

Judg 6:11-16 When organisations examine their security, they look to the weakest link in the chain to establish what they can withstand. You can have an elaborate anti-virus software on your laptop, but if you click on a dubious link…