Articles

An excerpt from this article is in the Easter 2021 issue of Lubbsy Magazine. It took years for Noah to build the ark. Once he’d finished and filled it with animals, God told Noah to wait 7 days for the floodwaters to come. How long must those 7 days have felt like after all those years of building? Jesus told his disciples that he would be left to die on a cross but that he would rise from the dead again after 3 days. They’d followed him for 3 years and seen him raise a man from the...

If you have ever seen a house being built, you will know that the first and most important part to be done are the foundations. A house without good foundations will not be stable; it will be vulnerable to all sorts of problems. The Christian life is the same. Without the right foundation, we are vulnerable to the worries, stresses, hurts and fears that the enemy, and ruler of this world, will throw at us. Like any building project, you need direction from a master builder who knows how to...

What is happening to our world and our lives? This is the question in the minds of many people at this present time. This time last year we had no idea about wearing masks, social distancing and groups of six. The pandemic crashed into our lives like an unexpected tidal wave and we have been tossed into a chaotic, unsteady and uncertain future. That is the reality for many, unless you have something sure and steadfast to hold onto: an anchor for your soul. In the letter to the Hebrews, the...

An excerpt from this article is in the Christmas 2020 issue of Lubbsy Magazine. Living in fear rarely leads to a blessed life or being able to bless others. It results in us being unstable. When the angel Gabriel told Zacharias that his wife Elizabeth was going to give birth, even though she was barren, we are told he was fearful and did not believe, and so he was not allowed to speak. But when the angel told Mary that she was going to give birth, even though she was a virgin, she...