Small Things Are Great

Thoughts by Kare Sue. Divorce is one of those topics that shows up uninvited. Not every day. Not even regularly. But every now and then, it presses on the mind—quietly, persistently and this week, the question wasn’t just what happens in divorce, but why . Why do people leave each other? Beyond the obvious reasons—infidelity, growing apart, financial strain, even the strange and unexpected like one spouse joining a cult—there remains a deeper question. After everything has happened… why end it? The answer, she concludes, is simple, though not easy: choice . “Someone chose to call it quits. They chose either to not forgive and move on, or to forgive and move on.” That realization shifts the conversation. Divorce is not just something that happens to people—it is something people decide, often in the middle of pain, disappointment, or exhaustion. What does God say about divorce? Her reflections turn to Scripture, beginning with Deuteronomy 24:1–4, where divorce is acknowledged as a huma...

Reflections from our OT journey — with insights from Chosen Kabiru. Reading from Genesis through to Deuteronomy is not just a reading plan—it is an unfolding. Patterns begin to emerge. Decisions begin to carry weight. And quietly, God starts highlighting things you might have easily passed over before. For Chosen Kabiru, one of the most defining moments in this journey did not come from the Torah itself, but from a New Testament reflection in Hebrews 12:16: “Lest there be any fornicator or profane person like Esau, who for one morsel of food sold his birthright.” That verse became a lens—a way of re-reading an old story with fresh clarity and from that place came a striking realization: “This story would have been different… because Esau was the one who was meant to be the father of the chosen nation. It should have been the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Esau—not Jacob.” That thought reframes everything. It shifts the focus from Jacob’s strategy to Esau’s posture. The turning point of the...

Reflections from our OT journey — with insights from Kare Sue. A prophetess, a friend and minister of the gospel through her life and career. There is something deeply satisfying about finishing a long book—especially one like Deuteronomy. For one reader, it did not just feel like the end of a book, but “like the end of a series… a long-awaited one.” Her journey through Deuteronomy was not quiet or passive. It was full of questions, laughter, pauses, and moments of real reflection. And by the end of it, she found herself not only learning about God, but also seeing Christ more clearly. “I have really enjoyed this book,” she wrote. “I have learnt a lot about God in this book. And I have also learnt a lot about Christ.” What stood out most to her was the centrality of salvation. The idea that everything ultimately points to the finished work of Jesus. She noted: “It is very important that we understand the finished work of Jesus on the cross. It is only when we do that we will be able to...

The book of Joshua is the first book we encounter after the Torah. In the Hebrew arrangement of Scripture, it is not grouped with history as we often think, but with the prophets. In fact, it is the first among what are called the former prophets—together with Judges, Samuel, and Kings. Joshua comes at a very important moment. The people of Israel are standing at the edge of the wilderness, just about to step into the promised land. It is a transition moment—from wandering to settling, from promise to fulfillment. Even the name Joshua is worth paying attention to. It is closely related to the name Jesus. Both come from the Hebrew name Yehoshua, which carries the meaning, “The Lord saves.” So Joshua is not just a leader in history; he also points us to something greater. He becomes, in a way, a picture of Christ—leading people into what God has prepared for them. Joshua, the son of Nun, had already shown his faith earlier. When the twelve spies were sent into the land and came back afte...

The book of Deuteronomy is one book that, in a sense, should never have been written. Not because it lacks value, but because of what it represents. It exists because of a failure that changed the course of a people’s journey. The children of Israel were never meant to spend forty years in the wilderness. The journey from Horeb to Kadesh-Barnea was not meant to be long or drawn out. It was meant to lead them straight into the land God had promised them. But when they arrived at the edge of that promise, they hesitated. They saw the land, they saw its fruit, but they also saw the people who lived there, and fear took over. Instead of trusting God, they said they looked like grasshoppers in their own eyes. That moment shifted everything. Because of their unbelief, God allowed that entire generation to wander until they perished. The land would not be inherited by those who doubted Him and so, what should have been a short journey became a forty-year lesson. That is where Deuteronomy find...

The book of Judges kicks off with a unique style of writing. The writer begins by linking his present writing (the book of Judges) to it's predecessor Joshua. This is clearly notable when you realize that Joshua's death is recorded a second time in this writing. So, from chapter 1:1 to chapter 2:9, it's more of a throwback to prior events. What's happening in this portion had already happened, but in order to help his audience to connect with the flow, he begins from the past to the present. This style of writing was also employed in Deuteronomy and it's an important way of communicating. Then there's a shift.  While Joshua was leading a different generation from the one Moses led, the judges as well will be leading and dealing with a different generation. It reads in Judges 2:10 that " after that whole generation had been gathered to their ancestors, another generation grew up who knew neither the Lord nor what he had done for Israel. "  A generation ...