Imagine being away from home in a foreign country, having been taken there against your will, along with 10,000 of your fellow countrymen. Day by day…

Have you ever taken a sip of tea or coffee only to find it was lukewarm? It’s been sitting doing nothing for too long, and it’s not very pleasant to drink. So, if…

Psalm 111 begins with a resounding note of praise – literally “Hallelujah”! It was probably written for the Jewish remnant that returned to Jerusalem from….

The Apostle John wrote the Book of Revelation at the command of the Holy Spirit (1:10-11) when he was exiled on the Island of Patmos ‘because of…

It was the 8th century BC and times were gloomy in the Promised Land. The Assyrian army had invaded the northern kingdom of Ephraim (Israel)…

It was tough being a prophet! By the time we get to chapter 6 of Isaiah, this young prophet has already brought messages of woe to the people of Judah. He’s told them…

Just as we often see a grand entrance into a magnificent building, so Psalm 1 gives us a grand entrance into the whole book of the Psalms. In six short verses it presents…

I was recently reminded of a time many years ago when my husband and I were walking in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. Not being used to Canada’s…

I must admit I searched for a more ‘user-friendly’ word than ‘exhortations’ – but I couldn’t find one. To ‘exhort’
someone is to strongly urge them to do something; to give them a warning or advice; to appeal to…

At the end of this month the Paris Olympic Games will begin. The motto for the Olympic Games is ‘Swifter, Higher, Stronger’, and we see many records…