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The Queen of Sheba
Click for source We love to tell jokes about stupid politicians. Try this one on for size: The President’s aide briefs him about international affairs: “‘Yesterday, 3 Brazilian soldiers were killed.”...
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The words of the wise
Click for source We’ve seen Job and the Psalms, now the books of “wisdom literature” continue as we turn to the book of Proverbs. Here we have a long and colourful fireside chat. It’s the words of a...
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Trust in the LORD with all thine heart
Click for source This is many people’s favourite Scripture. It was the verse written by my mother into my confirmation bible: “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own...
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Vanity of vanities
Click for source In Proverbs we heard the wisdom of Solomon, here in Ecclesiastes we listen in on his despair. “The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. Vanity of vanities,...
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A little bird told me
Click for source When we use the phrase it’s usually with a wry smile… ”Now what’s this I hear about you and a new lady love…” we tease. What lady? ”Oh a little bird told me you were out with...
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Of making many books there is no end
Click for source In the wake of new forms of electronic media, traditional publishers will be relieved at this verse: “of making many books there is no end” And students can particularly identify with...
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Building on sand
Click for source Jesus splits the world in two. But He does it by descending right into our midst. There He is, the son of Mary, an itinerant preacher with no qualifications and no fixed abode....
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Wise as serpents, harmless as doves
Click for source Matthew 10:16 is a veritable menagerie of biblical imagery: “Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.” Not...
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Strain at a gnat and swallow a camel
Click for source “There was an old lady who swallowed a cow, to catch the dog, to catch the cat, to catch the bird, to catch the spider, that wriggled and wiggled and tickled inside her. She...
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