We’ve all heard the saying about being up a creek without a paddle. It refers to being caught in a predicament with no resources with which to extricate ourselves. But even with a paddle, the paddle has to be used, and used properly, before the goal is reached. 

Think of your life as a ri...

In 1881, Eliezer Ben Yehuda[1] began creating a Hebrew dictionary for the modern Jewish state. As a young man, Ben Yehuda “realized that Jews could never have any country of their own, or any national entity, unless they had a common language”.[2] Today, his work continues at the Acad...

The righteous will not beg

Into this consideration, God interjects a contrast that we do well to take note of in this day and age when we are constantly encouraged to strive to accumulate more (Psa 37:16-19):

“A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked. For ...

The Bible commands us to gather together for worship. “Forsake not the assembling of yourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more as ye see the day approaching” it says in Hebrews 10:25. But what if you just don’t enjoy being there? What if yo...

A recent study in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface reports on “A feedback control principle common to several biological and engineered systems”. The researchers, Jonathan Y. Suen and Saket Navlakha, show how harvester ants (Pogonomyrmex barbatus) use a feedback control algo...

“When doubts and fears arise”

HAVING DOUBTS does not mean that we lack faith. “Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief” (Mark 9:24) is a plea to which all may relate. As frail, mortal believers we should expect that we will sometimes struggle to understand the ways of God. As God says, ...

The opening chapter of John’s gospel provides a wonderful introduction to the work of redemption in Christ. Beginnings always propose something important. Whether it is the beginning of God’s creative majesty in Genesis 1, or the rearrangement of the calendar to commemorate a great act of nation...

From time to time, we come across some scriptural gems—nuggets of gold—which we have not seen before. Recent discussion about sin entering the world brought our thoughts to that amazing phrase, “the foundation of the world”. It is a New Testament phrase, occurring 10 times in the record, but...

Without involvement, there is no commitment. Mark it down, asterisk it, circle it, underline it. “No involvement, no commitment”—Stephen Covey.

Just how involved are we in the Lord’s work? Remember that at the age of twelve the Lord Jesus asked his mother, “Why did you seek me? Did you not...