by Stuart | 10 Mar 2022 | Blog
I’m a little perplexed by what I’ve seen in the world of evangelical Christianity recently. (Disclaimer: I write as a South African, where, largely, the term “evangelical” has not been hijacked by partisan politics.) If I’m totally honest, I may be tempted toward a...
by Stuart | 10 Mar 2022 | Devotionals, The Minor Prophets
Haggai and Zechariah were sent by God to encourage his people to return to him. Specifically, they needed to return to him by completing the temple, which they had started to build, and then to continue rebuilding Jerusalem. In the opening two chapters, comprising...
by Stuart | 9 Mar 2022 | Devotionals, The Minor Prophets
In 1985, Julie Gold, an aspiring American songwriter, was working as a secretary for HBO while writing songs in her spare time. A friend introduced one of her songs to Nanci Griffith, who recorded it for her 1987 album, Lone Star State of Mind. Three years later,...
by Stuart | 8 Mar 2022 | Devotionals, The Minor Prophets
With many parents of young kids, I found myself on 16 December sitting in a movie theatre watching Spider-Man: No Way Home. Anticipation had been built about the film for months and I had serious doubts that it would live up to the hype. In the end, it did not...
by Stuart | 7 Mar 2022 | Devotionals, The Minor Prophets
We saw in Haggai 1 that the prophet was sent by God to confront his people about their “godlessly selfish priorities” (Dever). The people had been discouraged by opposition from investing in the construction of the temple and had instead poured their investments into...
