This psalm is not for the faint hearted. It has resonances for me with the start of the story of Noah and the 40 day flood which violently birthed a […]
URC Daily Devotion 9th September
The back story: There’s a lot going on in this passage, and little of it is actually about Paul! The Pharisees and Sadducees are political and religious rivals locked in […]
URC Daily Devotion 8th September
Up to this point they listened to him, but then they shouted, ‘Away with such a fellow from the earth! For he should not be allowed to live.’ And while […]
Some, hopefully, useful information
Dear Friends, It’s been encouraging to see so many people who have Facebook Like and Follow the Daily Devotions Facebook page. We’ve seen a small jump in the number of […]
URC Daily Devotion 7th September
Paul said: “My fellow Jews, listen to me as I make my defence before you!” When they heard him speaking to them in Hebrew, they became even quieter; and Paul […]
URC Daily Devotion 6th September
When the seven days were almost completed, the Jews from Asia, who had seen him in the temple, stirred up the whole crowd. They seized him, shouting, ‘Fellow-Israelites, help! This […]
URC Daily Devotion 5th September
After these days we got ready and started to go up to Jerusalem. Some of the disciples from Caesarea also came along and brought us to the house of Mnason […]