May2019
Giving: An act of love
I am not laying down any rules. But by showing how eager others are to help, I am trying to find out how real your own love is. You know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ; rich as he was, he made himself poor for your sake, in order to make you rich by… Read more
May2019
The very human church
Make room for us in your hearts. We have wronged no one; we have ruined no one, nor tried to take advantage of anyone. I do not say this to condemn you; for, as I have said before, you are so dear to us that we are always together, whether we live or die. I am… Read more
May2019
It’s not a suggestion
‘My children, I shall not be with you very much longer. You will look for me; but I tell you now what I told the Jewish authorities, “You cannot go where I am going.” And now I give you a new commandment: love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one… Read more
May2019
A hymn of universal praise
Praise the LORD from the earth, sea monsters and all ocean depths; lightning and hail, snow and clouds, strong winds that obey his command. (verses 7,8) Read Psalm 148 We know that the angels of heaven praise God, constantly. We know that human beings praise God, less constantly. The psalmist now calls on all creation… Read more
May2019
Not like it, but definitely in it
Do not try to work together as equals with unbelievers, for it cannot be done. How can right and wrong be partners? How can light and darkness live together? How can Christ and the Devil agree? What does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? How can God’s temple come to terms with pagan… Read more
May2019
Being what we are
We are ruled by the love of Christ, now that we recognise that one man died for everyone, which means that they all share in his death. He died for all, so that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but only for him who died and was raised to life for their… Read more
May2019
Come, Lord Jesus, come!
While we live in this earthly tent, we groan with a feeling of oppression; it is not that we want to get rid of our earthly body, but that we want to have the heavenly one put over us, so that what is mortal will be transformed by life. God is the one who has… Read more
May2019
Lost, but not forgotten
For if the gospel we preach is hidden, it is hidden only from those who are being lost. They do not believe, because their minds have been kept in the dark by the evil god of this world. He keeps them from seeing the light shining on them, the light that comes from the Good… Read more
May2019
May2019
When we feel like giving up
Jesus was walking in Solomon’s Porch in the Temple, when the people gathered around him and asked, ‘How long are you going to keep us in suspense? Tell us the plain truth: are you the Messiah?’ Jesus answered, ‘I have already told you, but you would not believe me. The deeds I do by my… Read more
