There is a complete change of gear between Isaiah chapters 1-39 and then chapters 40-66. We look at chapters 38,39 to find out why that is. We see that Isaiah…
What do you do when no one can help you and you can't help yourself? This situation comes to us all sooner or later. Have we practised our emergency drill…
In the past our country had a broadly Christian consensus when it came to institutions and individuals deciding what was right or wrong. That sure foundation is gone. What has…
Isaiah describes from the inside the suffering of the church, those faithful to the LORD, during the time of Assyrian oppression. There is alienation, frustration and resignation. But suffering ends.…
Do we think about what it means to have the Holy Spirit dwelling in us? Paul describes the normal Christian life as being 'in the Spirit' as opposed to being…
Godless King Ahaz presided over an ungodly Judah. Isaiah and those who feared the LORD lived in that society. We look at what it was like for them and draw…
We try to understand how Jesus was sinless when He had the same flesh and blood as we have. If we can find that out, perhaps we can stay more…
Isaiah's encounter with God lays the foundation for the whole of his 60 years of prophetic ministry. God's holiness, his and his people's sins and God's salvation are all brought…
The classics are the best! When we see a well-read book we wonder why it is well-read. We think that we would like to experience what others have experienced reading…
Do we recognise love when it happens? The disciples didn't. As we close this six-part look at Jesus and the family of Mary, Martha and Lazarus, we witness Mary's remarkable…
