by Gillian Gilchrist | Jun 29, 2017 | Uncategorized
It is dark; inky, jet-black. I wave my hand in front of my face, the air moves but I can’t see a hint of my fingers. Once my eyes adjust, I can just make out the door of the tent. I crawl over, hunt for the zipper and peel it open. A short stumble and I am out in the...
by Gillian Gilchrist | Jun 12, 2017 | Uncategorized
We’ve been studying Hosea at church this month, and it’s not a book that I read very often. Actually, it’s not familiar at all, so on re-reading, I was struck by almost everything. This is how God feels towards his people. He pursues them passionately. He longs for...
by Rod Thompson | May 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
In the biblical text of Hosea, we read the following words in Hosea 4:1 Hear the word of the LORD, you Israelites, because the LORD has a charge to bring against you who live in the land; “There is no faithfulness, no love, no acknowledgement of God in the land”. Here...