Judgement is easy. Mercy is a nightmare. Hating those who offend us comes naturally, but acquitting the guilty feels like torture. The reason for this is that mercy always comes at the cost of the one granting it. Forgiving those who are guilty of offending you, while … [Read more...] about The High Cost of Mercy
Mercy
Ezra #9 – Trouble in Covenant City
For perhaps the first four months of his return to Jerusalem, rather than hang in the city, Ezra visits all of the neighbouring towns, issuing the king's decree. So it's not until he returns to Jerusalem that he discovers that there are some serious problems that are compromising … [Read more...] about Ezra #9 – Trouble in Covenant City
Breakfast and Worship
In John 21:1-17 we have the account of Jesus preparing and sharing breakfast with the disciples on the beach. Jesus is now alive from the dead and has come to restore fellowship between Himself and the disciples. As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals … [Read more...] about Breakfast and Worship
A City of Refuge
Sunahan and Kahalek, two of the 35,000 Yali people of Central New Guinea, stopped their search for sweet potatoes, dropped their digging sticks and ran. An arrow whizzed past them. The target? A meal of human flesh for Heluk River cannibals. Rather than head for the safety of … [Read more...] about A City of Refuge
The 10th Commandment
To covet is to fix all of one's attention, action and desire onto something that doesn't lawfully belong to you. You shall not covet your neighbour's house; you shall not covet your neighbour's wife, or his male servant, or his female servant, or his ox, or his donkey, or … [Read more...] about The 10th Commandment