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2 Kings

Introduction It is all too easy to focus on the historical, archaeological and chronological debates that surround the books of Kings and to miss their powerful message. It ...

Colin Lacey

2018 Volume 73 Issue 4

Exposition

Abigail

The Father’s Joy THE SETTING The desire of Hannah’s heart, Samuel, departed from th ...

Colin Lacey

2002 Volume 57 Issue 2

Exposition

Ahijah The Shilonite – The Lord’s Anger 1 Kgs 14. 1-10

Little that happened in the first ten chapters of 1 Kings prepares the reader for the distressing contents of chapters 11-14. Following Solomon’s request to the Lord for � ...

Colin Lacey

2016 Volume 71 Issue 3

Devotional

Coping With Grief

‘An odd by-product of my loss is that I'm aware of being an embarrassment to everyone I meet … I see people, as they approach me, trying to make up their minds whether th ...

Colin Lacey

2003 Volume 58 Issue 3

Contemporary Issues

Godly Living in the Workplace – Its Pressures

It might seem strange to some readers that this article draws on New Testament teaching relating to masters and slaves. However, it is submitted that the behavioural principles set o ...

Colin Lacey

2017 Volume 72 Issue 2

Contemporary Issues

Jehu The Son of Hanani

Read 1 Kings 16. 1-7; 2 Chronicles 19. 1-4 Baasha, King of Israel, came to power by assassinating Nadab, the son of Jeroboam. The historian recorded of him, ‘ ...

Colin Lacey

2016 Volume 71 Issue 4

Devotional

Jeremiah

Introduction When Manasseh and his son were on the throne, the southern kingdom of Judah arguably went through its darkest period. They took the nation to appalling depths ...

Colin Lacey

2022 Volume 77 Issue 3

Centre Pages

Lamentations

Introduction The opening words of this book prepare the reader for what is to follow, ‘How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people! how is she become as a wi ...

Colin Lacey

2022 Volume 77 Issue 4

Centre Pages

Local Church Discipline

This is a much-neglected area of teaching today. It is little surprise, therefore, that there have been so many examples over the years of disciplinary matters that have been eithe ...

Colin Lacey

2017 Volume 72 Issue 2

Devotional

Lordship in the Assembly

Unrecognized Lordship Mark’s Gospel could justifiably be referred to as ‘The Gospel of the unrecognized Lordship of Christ’. In this Gospel He is referred to as Lord ...

Colin Lacey

2016 Volume 71 Issue 1

Devotional

Man of God Out of Judah 1 Kings 13

It is important to establish some important principles before studying this unusual chapter. First, the incident is not stand-alone, but follows on from the events described in the p ...

Colin Lacey

2017 Volume 72 Issue 1

Exposition

Personalities in the Early Years of the Lord – Simeon

During the eighteenth century, John Newton, a converted former seaman and slave trader, wrote the following moving words in one of his many hymns: ‘How sw ...

Colin Lacey

2019 Volume 74 Issue 4

Exposition

Shemaiah the Man of God – 1 Kings 12; 2 Chronicles 10-12

This important period in the history of the kingdom makes for disturbing reading. The outcomes of issues of great importance for nations often hinge on seemingly small events, and so ...

Colin Lacey

2016 Volume 71 Issue 2

Exposition

Singleness – an opportunity to please the Lord

Those who know me may well be tempted to raise their eyebrows and ask, ‘What right does a believer who has been married for thirty-five years and blessed with two sons, a daughter- ...

Colin Lacey

2008 Volume 63 Issue 1

Exposition

The ‘Problem’ of Pain and Suffering

The subject matter of this article is not an easy one; however, there are challenges that we must face in relation to it and, above all, avoid superficial answers. Glib ‘one-line ...

Colin Lacey

2016 Volume 71 Issue 2

Contemporary Issues

The ‘Problem’ of Pain and Suffering – Part 2

In a previous article1 we explored the problem of pain and suffering, mainly from the believer’s standpoint. H ...

Colin Lacey

2017 Volume 72 Issue 1

Contemporary Issues

The Wise Men from the East ‘We are come to worship him’

There is a real danger that we can become so familiar with the various characters surrounding the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ that we fail to be challenged by them any longer. T ...

Colin Lacey

2019 Volume 74 Issue 1

Devotional

Their Finest Hour – Nehemiah

The story of Nehemiah is a thrilling example of what can be achieved for God in the most adverse of circumstances. One man and a demoralized remnant of Jews in the city of Jerusalem ...

Colin Lacey

Their Finest Hour

2015 Volume 70 Issue 3

Devotional

Their Finest Hour – Timothy

Over 200 years ago a group of five men, including William Carey, met to discuss their vision for taking the gospel to India. One of their number, Andrew Fuller, later recalled the ...

Colin Lacey

Their Finest Hour

2017 Volume 72 Issue 3

Exposition

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