Posts from February 2026

Waiting on God Like many good men before him and after him, the 7th-century prophet Habakkuk was taught in a very dramatic way that God’s thoughts are not man’s thoughts and that His ways are not man’s ways (Isa 55:8). A prophet in Judah on the eve of the Babylonian captivity, this sensitive man opens his oracle with a complaint to God that the violence, iniquity, and lawlessness of his own people have seemingly gone unnoticed by the Lord (1:1-4).…

Endurance (Part 1) Pearls are made by marine oysters and freshwater mussels as a natural defence against an irritant, such as a parasite entering their shell or damage to their fragile body…The oyster or mussel slowly secretes layers of aragonite and conchiolin, materials that also make up its shell. This creates a material called nacre, also known as mother-of-pearl, which encases the irritant and protects the mollusc from it. Natural History Museum. (n.d.). How do oysters make pearls? from https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/quick-questions/how-do-oysters-make-pearls.html…

Sure and Steadfast Hope The doctor left his little dog in the hall and entered the bedroom of his terminally ill friend. All he could do now was to offer some comfort to the gaunt figure whom he loved as a brother in Christ. As the men spoke quietly to each other, they became aware of sounds from outside the room, and they realised that the doctor’s faithful four-legged friend was scratching at the door, trying to join his master.…