It happened…and so I prayed
Some time ago, I had a coincidence which involved some writing reflections on the book of Titus. Sometimes it is hard to know quite what to make of these happenings though, as a believer, I do often have this deep…
It just happened no 5
Keats. 20 years ago I had a student minister who worked with me here at church. He liked Keats’ poetry. I knew and still know almost nothing about Keats and his poetry. I wasn’t even aware that we had any…
It just happened no 4
“And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: a man of Macedonia was standing there, urging him and saying, Come over to Macedonia and help us. And when Paul had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go on…
It happened
As I walked through our local shopping centre today, I noticed one site was vacant. Many years ago there had been a lady who ran a video shop there though, as I walked past I could not recall her name.…
It just happened no 3
In early late January and early February 2011, two cyclones bore down upon the Queensland coast. Cyclone Yasi was the largest storm in the State’s history and much larger than the other cyclone, which led the Premier to describe them…
It just happened no 2
At first I might call these posts ‘Coincidences and Connections’ or C & C…but, as I came to this 2nd instance (as well as the Ruth 2:3 in post 1), I’ve felt that: ‘It just happened’ seems to capture it.…
It just happened (Ruth 2:3)
“and she happened to come to the part of the field belonging to Boaz” (Ruth 2:3). Last night I was browsing for a podcast to listen to before bed. One can spend all night searching for that interesting series or…
The city of God
The front page headline yesterday proclaimed: ‘Pride and Prejudice’. But where did the prejudice lie? Our city has rejected ‘the narrow door’ ( Luke 13:24) and the paper was proudly displaying its colours. We live in sad times in our…
Watkins on Time
My Spin cycle classes run for 45 minutes. But, as I sweat and struggle my way through a one minute sprint, I always find it helpful when the instructor informs us that there are just 15 seconds to go. A…
Watkins on Promise
I referred to Christopher Watkin’s book ‘Biblical Critical Theory’ yesterday. I do like what he had to say about Promise in his chapter on Abraham (ch 9). “Promise is a biblical figure that nestles under the overarching category of grace.…