Most of us do not enjoy waiting: we want ‘instant’ action! When this doesn’t happen we often become impatient, frustrated or perhaps annoyed and angry, whether our waiting is caused by telephone calls, doctors’ appointments, congested roads, delayed flights or simple deliveries.  Christians are not immune from these challenges and may demonstrate the same impatience-driven reactions. However, the Bible teaches that...

The remediation of old gas works sites is tricky. Such sites are often heavily contaminated by past uses and, before they can be reused, the contamination has to be dealt with. Depending on the concentrations of contaminants there are different rules and regulations as to how this can be dealt with. The ‘nastiest’ material gets removed from site (at great...

Many people enjoy knowing ‘facts and figures’, including some statistics from the Bible. Within the 66 books contained in the Bible there are 1,189 chapters and 31,102 verses. The longest chapter is Psalm 119 and the shortest Psalm 117. The longest verse (in English) is Esther 8:9 and the shortest is John 11:35 with only 2 words: “Jesus wept” (NIV)....

The Bible is full of passages written to help and encourage readers in their lives of following God. One such was written by the apostle Paul: “In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather,...