Most of us know the story of Jonah from our Sunday School days. Alongside David and Goliath, Moses and the 10 Commandments, and the birth of Jesus, it is one of the “ripping yarns” that grip children’s imagination as they hear the adventures of Bible heroes. Have you...

Last week Ian gave us a pretty stark illustration from Proverbs 6:9 – “How long will you lie there, you sluggard? When will you get up from your sleep?” I once had a season where my work was stressful but uninteresting and unrewarding.  I didn’t want to get out...

McCleod, an American educator, was born on 10 July, 1875 in a log cabin on a cotton farm in South Carolina. She was the 15th of 17 children of former slaves. Most of her siblings were born into slavery while she was the first child born free. By the age of 5, she had...