Daniel the Dreamer

Daniel the Dreamer

The Son of Man meets the Ancient of Days A century or so on and Isaiah’s prophecies must have seemed like a distant dream: Jerusalem had been toppled and the people of God are in Babylonian exile. Daniel, at the time of King Belshazzar, has an apocalyptic dream. A...
Lift your eyes higher with Isaiah

Lift your eyes higher with Isaiah

Three centuries on from the time of David, God’s chosen people continue to be besieged, and their earthly kingdom is divided between Israel in the north and Judah in the south. In calling his people back to God, the prophecies of Isaiah are peppered with descriptions...
David’s Inklings of Another Kingdom

David’s Inklings of Another Kingdom

Today, Thursday 4th Sept, April and I are driving home to the UK from France. From one country to another. We are British nationals, we belong there and enjoy all the privileges of citizenship. We are there but not quite. Now but not yet. Heading home but not...
Thrown Down Stones

Thrown Down Stones

As he was leaving the temple, one of his disciples said to him, ‘Look Teacher! What massive stones! What magnificent buildings!’  ‘Do you see these great buildings’, replied Jesus, ‘Not one stone here we be left on another, everyone will be thrown down.’ (Mark...