Category: Daf’s Blog

Romans 15:1 We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves.2 Each of us should please his neighbour for his good, to build him up. The Bible turns life upside down. I was struck reading Romans 14 & 15 today with a friend that strength is...

John 15:13 Greater love has no-one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. Apparently I need to “…streamline my social circle”. I need to get rid of friends who “hinder”. “The Times” ran an article on January 2nd entitled “The psychologists resolutions: How to improve your life this year.” I’m always...

“May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ…” Galatians 6:14 I’m having deja vu, or for those who speak film rather than French, there’s been a glitch in the Matrix. 18 stone Daf has sat (rather heavily) down at his desk for the first time in 2016 having not managed in...

Ecclesiastes 9:3 This is the evil in everything that happens under the sun: The same destiny overtakes all. The hearts of men, moreover, are full of evil and there is madness in their hearts while they live, and afterwards they join the dead. I was reading “Evil under the Sun” this morning. It’s an Agatha Christie novel....

Jesus himself said:`It is more blessed to give than to receive.'” Acts 20:35 “Can you teach yourself to be happy?” That was the title of an article in a magazine I bought last week. So feeling a bit down about the rugby, I picked it up and read what I had to do to change my...

Hebrews 10:24 And let us consider how we may spur one another on towards love and good deeds.25 Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another–and all the more as you see the Day approaching. I want to go. I need to...

Psalm 32:1 Of David. A maskil. Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. 2 Blessed is the man whose sin the LORD does not count against him and in whose spirit is no deceit. 3 When I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. 4 For...

Mark 13:8 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, and famines. These are the beginning of birth-pains. I think “Marvel Avengers: Age of Ultron” has been out long enough for some theological reflection without having to declare any spoilers! There was one conversation that grabbed my...

Matthew 12:49 Pointing to his disciples, Jesus said, “Here are my mother and my brothers. 50 For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.” I am a great fan of families. However, reading Ed Shaw’s book “The plausibility problem” (Get it now and read it!) has...

Ezekiel 34:2 `This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Woe to the shepherds of Israel who only take care of themselves! Should not shepherds take care of the flock? Of course I disguise it as wanting Heaven on earth. I come across as really quite caring sometimes; wanting the best for people. Wanting the struggles...