Adam and Eve
Adam and Eve DM 14th August 2023 I wonder what Adam and Eve were like before the Fall. The Bible tells us many things about what they were like after, but gives only the briefest details about their state of innocence. I wonder how they spoke, what they looked like, and how they related to […]
Oaken lore
Oaken lore DM 7th August 2023 I wondered why the autumn leaves on my oak tree were still hanging on, though the worst of the winter winds had done their best to set them free. They seemed not just to defy their deciduous relations, who were already looking decidedly naked, but even gravity itself, with […]
The Case of the Missing Q
The Case of the Missing Q DM 31st July 2023 There’s a long-standing tradition in theological circles that Matthew and Luke drew from a common source when they wrote their Gospel accounts. Theologians assign the letter Q to this supposed common-source document, which stands for quelle, the German word for source. The complete theory is […]
Me O My
Me O My DM 24th July 2023 In a recent sermon on David’s famous Twenty-third Psalm, ‘The Lord is my Shepherd’, I sheepishly confessed that I had referred to the word ‘my’ as a personal pronoun, when in fact, it is a possessive pronoun. Believe it or not, there are eight different subcategories of pronouns […]
The Darkling Thrush
The Darkling Thrush DM 17th July 2023 I think that, had they met, Solomon and Luke would have got on well, for they both observed the same thing. People running hither and thither to endless conferences; people reading and writing endless books; people tuning in and tuning out of endless talk shows. All looking for […]
The meaning of life
The Meaning Of Life DM 10th July 2023 I think that, had they met, Solomon and Luke would have got on well, for they both observed the same thing. People running hither and thither to endless conferences; people reading and writing endless books; people tuning in and tuning out of endless talk shows. All looking […]
Meaty prayers
Meaty Prayers DM 3rd July 2023 I only looked once, but had to think twice. The advertising sign for a roadside motel announced in big bold letters: “Free BBQ”. I was keen to pull over and book in for the night, and dreamed of the big breakfast, instead of that one of the continental kind. […]
Doctor Stories
Doctor Stories DM 26th June 2023 Never invite a doctor to a dinner party. Except he invited me. Halfway through dessert, the stories started to flow – without names of course, but with sufficient details for me to pray harder that I’ll never get sick. One story, which involved a smell-test to determine whether a […]
Richly Remunerated
Richly Remunerated DM 19th June 2023 The man Job in the Bible finished with more wealth than I realised. The story of the poor bloke is a hard read. He gets hammered in the opening chapters and is left with not even the shirt on his back. But the strugglingly saint grimly holds on by […]
Fool’s Gold is Gold
Fool’s Gold is Gold DM 12th June 2023 There once lived a man in Cobblesville who discovered some fool’s gold. How it glittered and impressed his heart and deceived him just a little. But not enough to imagine that he was rich or had struck the real deal. And though all his friends marveled that […]