Exodus
The Presence
Presence, and absence. I’m sure many people here know the deep, deep ache that comes with the absence of a loved one. One summer when I was about 10 we had a visit from a family from Europe visit my family for a little while, and they had a 14-year-old daughter named Merika. Merika and I became friends despite our age difference, and when she left I experienced an ache that I had never felt before in my young life. I remember realising that this must be what it meant to “miss someone” - … [Read more...]
Give us this water!
“Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but those who drink of the water that I will give them will never be thirsty.” Water is a prevalent and pregnant theme in the Bible generally and in John’s gospel specifically. In fact, the Bible begins and ends with passages about water, water that comes from one definite place and from there spreads out in all directions bringing life and blessing to all that it touches. For example, in the second chapter of Genesis we are told, “A … [Read more...]