Mic 7:18-20 When people seek God or a god, what is it that they are looking for today? Some search for meaning, others want to feel accepted and loved, yet others long for peace and a relief from anxiety, still…

Mic 7:11-17 Several of my friends start a novel by looking at the last few pages. Once they know how it will all end, they can settle down to reading. Uncertainty can be difficult to endure in real life even…

Mic 7:7-10 When news of Covid started trickling through the media early last year, I remember those first feelings of disquiet, the anxiety of what it will look like when it hit us here in NZ. Will we have to…

Mic 7:1-6 At a conference I attended last year, a speaker reflected on Paul’s distress over the idols in Athens (Acts 17:16) and asked what troubles or provokes us when we encounter the world or the church. He used this…

Mic 6:9-16 Have you ever travelled a long distance and run out of petrol before you had a chance to refill? Despite modern cars telling us when petrol is getting low, we can choose to ignore it thinking there will…

Mic 6:6-8 What does it take to satisfy us as we relate to others? Well, it depends on the type of relationship we are in. A shop owner wants buyers to pay for the goods, a boss that subordinates perform…

Mic 6:1-5 It is not uncommon these days to meet people who say that they have called out to God in their time of need, but He did not answer, therefore they decided not to believe in Him. After all,…

Mic 5:10-15 I have a red-and-white striped tee that my husband calls my ‘Where’s Wally’ top. Not being familiar with the British puzzle book, I had to look up illustrations of Wally, a cartoon character in a red-and-white t-shirt, who…