Leviticus 19:1 ‘Be holy because I, the LORD your God, am holy.’ The ultimate sign of adoration and admiration is to take on the characteristics of the ones we look up to. We find ourselves mimicking older siblings when we are very young. A common complaint of the older child is “Mum, she’s copying me!”Continue reading “Imitating”
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Holiness is Hard Work
Leviticus 11:44-45 If you have started to read the Bible cover to cover, you will probably have flown through the stories of Genesis and Exodus. When we get to Leviticus, however, I find it hard going and difficult to read and comprehend. It is filled with do’s and don’t and gets very specific about whatContinue reading “Holiness is Hard Work”
Which god?
1 Samuel 2:2 A god is something or someone that our life revolves around and demands our attention. For some a god is a divine being, for others it is a sporting team, a music artist, a lover, our children, money or a job. Perhaps the most popular god of all is self. There doesn’tContinue reading “Which god?”
Lost innocence
Innocence is an endearing quality in children. It makes them cute and loveable bringing back fond memories of the days where we too didnt have a care in the world. Innocence is really only treasured once we become older and wiser and realise how much easier life might have been if we weren’t so keenContinue reading “Lost innocence”