Joyful worship (Matthew 2:10-11 & Luke 2:20)

The Nativity story describes two groups of people who come to meet the baby Jesus: the magi and the shepherds. You can’t really imagine two more different groups of people! The magi were pagan astrologers – magicians – who had travelled hundreds of miles and expected to walk into the palace in Jerusalem and be […]

Rhoda: The joy of answered prayer (Acts 12:1-19)

 Read passage on Bible Gateway Just before you read this post, I’d like you to pause and think about something: What do you expect to happen when you pray? Maybe think of a recent occasion when you asked God for something to happen. What did you expect to happen as you offered that request to […]