More Scope!
Psmith is a character in some PG Wodehouse novels. Even as I type the name, my computer’s autocorrect seeks to eliminate the P and make it ‘Smith’. Wodehouse would no doubt be delighted as he often played upon the ‘silent…
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Knowledge
The opening chapter of the book of Proverbs establishes the foundation of knowledge: “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.” (Proverbs 1:7). James Montgomery Boice has this note about knowledge in his…
Love is waiting
“As the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and slept.” (Matthew 25:5). This verse is in the middle of the parable of the ten virgins. Jesus refers to the reality of there being a delay before the bridegroom returns.…
500 years on: Zwingli to Aussie freedoms
This week, 9th March 2022 marks 500 years since the famous ‘Affair of the Sausage’ – the event which sparked off Reformation in Switzerland. In 2014, Mary and I travelled to Switzerland and had a short stay in Zurich. We met…