In November's notes entitled 'The heart of Isaiah', Liz Hansford probes Isaiah's message and challenges us to establish ourselves in God. In the same way that Isaiah admonished the nation of Judah, she encourages us to abandon any sentiment of 'I did it my way' and instead remember God: who He is, what He has done and what He is yet to do.In December's notes entitled 'David: The shepherd king', Cathy Madavan explores the life of Old Testament figure David. Addressing issues including where we place our self-worth, the need for time-out and space and how we respond to temptation, she challenges us to appraise our attitudes, behaviour, relationships and even our body language as Christian women today aE ' placing our ultimate hope in $the$ Shepherd King, Jesus Christ.