Perfect timing
"He has made everything beautiful in its time." Ecclesiastes 3.11 The residents of Cloud's Hill Avenue in Bristol have come up with a...
By guile - and by strength?
"From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subjected to violence, and violent people have been raiding...
Wanted - unicyclists!
"I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances." Philippians 4.11 Stephen had it, Paul had it, John had it, the Celtic saints...
Perspective
"Where were you when I laid the earth's foundation?" Job 38.4 The Book of Job in the Old Testament can be approached as a treatise on...
Soul food - and for the body
"This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me... This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink...
What could be the harm?
"... nor the moon by night." Psalm 121.6 This enigmatic phrase, which has been adopted as the title of a song, a film, a book and, for...
In spirit and in truth
"You shall not covet your neighbour's house. You shall not covet your neighbour's wife, or his male or female servant, his ox or donkey,...
More than meets the eye...
"You shall not give false testimony against your neighbour." Exodus 20.16 Interesting that deliberately misrepresenting another person...
Where does it end?
"You shall not steal." Exodus 20.15 A cynic might say that stealing is the new killing. It sometimes seems like, if you're well connected...
Tread carefully
"You shall not commit adultery." Exodus 20.14 The 7th Commandment exists to protect the marriage bond, which provides the healthiest...