Exploring Scripture

Today's thought: of all the kinds of prosperity that are out there, what kind are you looking for?

Today's thought: am I in charge of my attitudes, or are they in charge of me?

Today's thought: someone once said that “we need to learn how to turn stumbling blocks into stepping stones”.

Today's thought: God is not in a hurry. It is not in his nature, and neither should it be in ours.

Today's thought: if you sit long enough in the presence of Christ, you will feel his heartbeat. It will not only be for you; it will also be for those who have never known him.

Today's thought: Our local church, although not perfect, is the very place where God wants to nurture us. Our brothers and sisters in the faith have been strategically placed to walk with us, the lig…

Today's thought: "There is no such thing as a spiritual journey. If a little shocking, this is refreshing. If there were a spiritual journey, it would be only a quarter-inch long, though many miles d…

Today's thought: There was an ache in the soul of David. It could only be assuaged by the presence of God. Meditating in the Scriptures and subsequent worship took him there.

Today's thought: maybe we ought to think about getting some ‘duvet victories’ – where we are able to crawl out from underneath our duvets in the morning to seek the company of the one who deeply love…

Today's thought: Guigo II was a Carthusian monk and the 9th prior of the Grande Chartreuse monastery in the French Alps from 1174-80. He wrote: "...reading puts as it were whole food into your mouth;…

Today's thought: a Bible that’s falling apart usually belongs to someone who isn’t.

Today's thought: The words that we speak to each other can have profound effects. Many of us remember the effects of words spoken at us or into us years ago. God’s words are deliberately and intentio…

Today's thought: When you delight yourself in the Lord, His Word and His ways become the focus and foundation of your life.

Today's thought: According to the text in Heb.12:1, there are things that are sinful, and then there are “weights” (ESV) – “things that hinder” (NIV). These are not sinful in themselves, but they can…

On Day 3 of our study of Psalm 1, we unpack three sets of triplets in the first verse describing the wicked.
Today's thought: All of us are influenced. It can be by our upbringing, the people around …

For the second day of our study of Psalm 1, we look at the first word of the first verse, 'blessed'.
Today's thought: in our hands is a book that, rightly understood and entered into, will open to us…