2015/11 A Word To Women “Command the children of Israel that they bring unto thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamps to burn continually.” (Leviticus 24:2) When I was a child, olive oil was kept in the medicine cupboard. Often my mother warmed it and used it to soothe painful

2016/01 A Word to Women “The tongue is a little member.” James 3:5 I love little things – tiny ornaments, for example. But some little things don’t thrill me; insects such as flies and earwigs come to mind! In James 3:5 we are told, “Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things.

2016/05 A Word to Women “Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines.” (Song of Solomon 2:15) Vineyards are not a common sight in the British Isles. Last summer we visited the palm house in the Botanic Gardens in Belfast, and there we saw a beautiful vine laden with grapes. In warmer

We can be very quick to dismiss the words of a child or young person – “He’s only a child, what would he know?” The disciples were quick to turn the children away, but the Lord Jesus welcomed them and took them in His arms.

2016/07 A Word to Women A few little fishes (Matthew 15:34) There are two notable occasions when the Lord Jesus fed great crowds of people. On the first occasion, over 5,000 were fed with 5 loaves and 2 small fish, the lunch of a lad from the crowd. On the second occasion, recorded in Matthew

2013/09 A Word To Women “I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers” (Philemon 4) The New Testament book of Philemon, in spite of its brevity, is full of the richness of God’s love.  Three main characters have a story to tell. First, the apostle Paul, now an old man who

2016/09 A Word to Women ‘Little children, abide in him.’ (1 John 2:28) The expression, ‘little children’, appears quite a few times in Scripture. It is an affectionate and homely term. Children are a gift from the Lord, and are to be treasured and loved. The Lord Jesus rebuked the disciples when they tried to

2013/11 A Word To Women “Man’s chief end is to glorify God and to enjoy Him forever” (The Shorter Catechism) What is your purpose in life? What motivates you? This is a question pondered by many. For some, it is about being happy and living a full and busy life. For others, it is a

2014/01 A Word to Women “I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee” (Joshua 1:5) God spoke these words to Joshua as he was about to begin a new chapter in his life. He had just become leader of the Israelites in the place of Moses. Joshua was entering into a new work. He was

2014/03 A Word To Women “They came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun.” (Mark 16:2) Mark 16 mentions three women who went to Christ’s tomb on resurrection morning – Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome. Mark 15:41 tells us that they “followed Him and ministered unto Him”. They were