1 Samuel 16:7 – 6 tips to see through God’s eyes
Chapter 1 of Genesis tells us we are made in God’s image. That means seeing through God’s eyes, in theory, at least. Here’s 1 Samuel: “For the Lord sees not…
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Jeremiah 12:4 – Iraqi stalagmites reveal climate change in biblical era
The spectre of desertification—the spread of desert conditions—hangs over the Old Testament. Here’s the prophet Isaiah, who is believed to have lived around 740-720 BC: “The city of Babylon… will…
1 Kings 17 – Elijah and the ravens: a lesson in letting go
In 1 Kings 17:1, the prophet Elijah announces a drought: “Elijah was a prophet from Tishbe in Gilead. One day he went to King Ahab and said, ‘I’m a servant…
Luke 5 – Before asking Jesus to make new wine of you, study winemaking
On the rocky road to creating ROCI21, I went through a painful process of emotional upheaval as all that was dysfunctional and damaged, old and outworn, surfaced in my life…
Luke 15 – The Prodigal Son: a model for responsibility
One day in 1983, Henri J. M. Nouwen, a Catholic priest and bestselling author, went to visit a friend. He was captivated by a print in his friend’s studio—a reproduction…