the migrant wife

Sometimes I feel it is rather harsh to label people as ‘small people’ in the Bible, as if we ourselves are the big names and we just happened to go sifting through scripture, found a crumb of a person, and tried to understand who they were and what they were about. I don’t mean that… Read more

(image: Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, Elisha and the Shunammite woman, 1649) One reason I believe why Instagram has been so popular is that anybody can look important. Anybody can put up a video and act as an expert in anything. People who would otherwise live in relative obscurity can have a ‘platform’ if they wished.… Read more

Joanna of Chuza always fascinated me, not least because she had a pretty name. She first was introduced as one of the women healed by Jesus in Luke 8. She was also one of the first witnesses to the empty tomb on Resurrection Sunday in Luke 24 (depicted by the image above). She has been… Read more

In almost every Bible study I’ve been to, I have come away thinking, I really should pray more, pray better. That is a good thing. But how do I know if I’m doing it right? Sometimes, I really wish there was a golden standard against which I can measure my prayers. 7/10? Good enough, could… Read more