Tag: Daniel

Finding the message in the difficult words of Jesus

March 21, 2024

There are so many times when I have been preaching and you look at the passages and think oh great what are we going to do with this one. That was pretty much my though when I saw todays gospel but… I am not going to shy away from it, as I’ve said myself from this spot, we can’t avoid what Jesus says just because it’s a bit difficult but I’m not going to start with it … More Finding the message in the difficult words of Jesus

The Writing on the Wall

December 1, 2023

I’m sure I may have mentioned this before but I love the book of Daniel, you have these amazing stories of God’s intervention in the world in the first half of the book in the court tales Daniels three friend Shadrack, Meshach and Abednego refusing to bow to the statue of King Nebuchadnezzar and being thrown into a furnace and a fourth figure ‘with the appearance of a god’ protects them and Daniel being thrown in the Lion’s Den and protected by God … More The Writing on the Wall