Micha Jazz
Micha Jazz is Director of Resources at Waverley Abbey, UK.
Micah 6:1–8 ‘To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.’ (v8b)
Apoliceman stops your car when you are travelling 40mph in a 30mph zone. Justice is being given a speeding ticket, mercy is just...
Micah 6:1–8 ‘He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.’ (v8)
Minor prophets get a bad rep....
Hebrews 1:1–4 ‘After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.’ (v3b)
The homecoming scene has been the finale to many a film: the lost child is reunited with her...
Hebrews 1:1–4 ‘The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word.’ (v3a)
It is estimated that the ‘observable universe’ is a sphere with a diameter of about...
Hebrews 1:1–4 ‘The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being...’ (v3a)
Preachers are commonly telling congregations that there is a problem with Christians not reading their Bibles.
No doubt they have a point but,...
Hebrews 1:1–4 ‘But in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he made the universe.’ (v2)
The Hebrew writer contrasts the Old Covenant and New:...
Hebrews 1:1–4 ‘In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways...’ (v1)
We might have been tempted to have sent Jesus thousands of years ago, soon after Adam and Eve sinned.
But...
Ecclesiastes 3:1–18 ‘There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens...’ (v1)
The writer’s musings on life cause him to start to bring God into the picture (see 2:24), and so he is now...
Ecclesiastes 2:17–25 ‘What do people get for all the toil and anxious striving with which they labour under the sun? (v22)
Solomon’s reflections in Ecclesiastes cause him to reflect on many areas that seem to be fulfilling.
He is especially gloomy...
Ecclesiastes 1:1–11 ‘“Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher. “Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.”’ (v2)
Not everything in the Bible is true. What?! Let me qualify that. Some of the statements in the Bible reflect conversations where what is said is not...
