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Colin Lacey
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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 is also possible to spend t…
Colin Lacey
2018 Volume 73 Issue 4
Exposition
Abigail
The Father’s Joy THE SETTING The desire of Hannah’s heart, Samuel, departed from the scene – one of the few shining lights of those dark days was extinguished. ‘And David arose, and went down to the w…
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 ‘an understanding heart to jud…
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 they’ll ‘say something about it’…
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 out for healthy rel…
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, ‘And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, …
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 from which it never really r…
Colin Lacey
2022 Volume 77 Issue 3
Centre Pages
John the Baptist – Part 1
Read Luke 1. 1-25; 39-80 ‘What kind of child will this be?’ This question has been posed by many parents/relatives when a newborn child arrives in a family. We are naturally curious to know how the ch…
Colin Lacey
2023 Volume 78 Issue 3
Study
John the Baptist – Part 2
Suggested reading: Luke 1. 39-80 One of the noteworthy features of these remarkable times was the harmony that existed between Zacharias and Elisabeth, who were to become John’s parents. Naturally spe…
Colin Lacey
2023 Volume 78 Issue 4
Study
John the Baptist – Part 3
We commenced this series of articles by examining some of the unique events that surrounded the birth and early life of John the Baptist. He was described by John, the apostle, as ‘a man sent from God…
Colin Lacey
2024 Volume 79 Issue 1
Study
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 widow! she that was great among t…
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 either ignored or inappro…
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 on only eighteen occasions. Indeed…
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 previous chapter. S…
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 sweet the name of Jesus sounds In a believer’s e…
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 it was here for t…
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-in-law and four gran…
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-liners’ are insensitive an…
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. However, Christians also face the charge from unbelievers that the presence of suffering in…
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. There are few stateme…
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 faced with what ap…
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 meeting: ‘Our undert…
Colin Lacey
Their Finest Hour
2017 Volume 72 Issue 3
Exposition
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