Dispelling the darkness

Dispelling the darkness

Then God said: “Lights, come out! Shine in the vast expanse of heavens’ sky dividing day from night  to mark the seasons, days, and years. Lights, warm the earth with your light. It happened just as God said. God fashioned the two great lights – the brighter to...
Beyond All Measuring

Beyond All Measuring

One step at a time. That’s a familiar motto. It applies to so many things beyond just encouraging a baby to walk (although each one of those early, wobbly steps is momentous and to be celebrated). Professional and Olympic athletes make crazy sacrifices to achieve...
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...
Firmly rooted

Firmly rooted

It was time to refresh the front flower bed (at a previous house). There was a tight group of azalea plants which had seen better days and were about to be exchanged for a simpler planting. To say they resisted my efforts is to underestimate the painful task before...
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...