1 Kings 11:1-13 I once went to a birthday party where I accidentally met an old homegroup member from the time I was a young adult. She was about ten years older than me, and I remember her commitment to…

1 Kings 9:1-28 There is a famous optical illusion by W.E. Hill entitled ‘My Wife and My Mother-in-Law’, which depicts a young woman and an old one in the same figure (the young woman’s jawline as she looks right is…

1 Kings 8:22-66 In the first few years after coming to faith, my dominant emotion was fear that if I did the wrong thing God would punish me. Fearful by nature, my perceptions were not helped by a church setting…

1 Kings 8:1-21 The film Finding Nemo recounts the adventures of a young clownfish who is fished out of the sea, ends up in a tank in a dentist’s office in Sydney and manages to escape. At the end of…

1 Kings 7:1-51 Recently, I visited a beach just south of Christchurch and noticed a ridgeline overlooking the bay that narrowed, then terminated in a steep drop. The villas perched precariously on top stopped abruptly mid-way even though the powerlines…

1 Kings 6:1-38 Why do we want God in our life? Why should having God’s presence matter to us? For some, it springs from the desire to have a sense of security or guidance in life, provision, help or blessing.…

1 Kings 5:1-18 A driver was heading to an important meeting and found the parking lot seemingly full. Fearing that he might be late, he was praying frantically for a space circling around on the lookout for any cars pulling…

1 Kings 4:1-34 In the Harry Potter stories, there are hooded shadowy creatures called the Dementors who feed on human happiness and suck joy and hope out of people’s lives. The only defence against them is to think of a…