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After success, therefore, comes failure – and sin is at the heart of that failure. Indeed, in this case the importance of sin is highlighted at the very beginning as we are told that the people of Israel broke faith in respect of the things devoted to destruction at Jericho. Although the text

Rahab shows absolute fidelity in how she deals with the spies, so perhaps it is not entirely appropriate to judge her on the basis of the Bible’s wider morality of truth-telling. She operates in a way that she believes enables her to show good faith to the spies and, because that means moving

Animosities between individuals and groups of people are a given in our world today. Just take a look at the headlines in any newspaper. In spite of how we may feel about certain individuals or groups of people in our society, God seeks out all human beings to offer them the gift of h

Why is it so often that we refuse to repent and change our ways until we are “in the belly of the fish”? Now we will see the repentance of Jonah.

Don’t hit your sister! Sometimes it takes all the willpower we have as children to obey. As adults we may have an approach-avoidance response to God’s will for our lives. We may intentionally seek spiritual growth and fulfillment, yet withdraw or pull back when God’s call conflicts with “our