At the time of writing Paul is clear that he hasn't reached his goal. Christians need to persevere, looking towards heaven and not looking back. Our citizenship is not here…
Paul has more to say to the Thessalonians with whom he had had only 3 weeks of ministry. His pastor's heart wants to warn them of the inevitability of suffering…
The Ascension was and is of cosmic significance. All powers are now subject to Jesus. Despite his exaltation, Jesus is our advocate. His ascension allowed the descent of the Holy…
Many of us feel we shouldn't suffer but Peter thinks it is normal. He wants us to witness through suffering. We should love one another throughout while keeping a clear…
In the midst of difficulty Peter encourages his readers (and us) to live godly lives and to look forward to Jesus' second coming when all wrongs will be put right.…
We experience many losses in life and it is common to ask "does God care?" Psalm 3 shows us David's way of dealing with such thoughts by reminding himself of…
Greed is more subtle than the other 'deadly' sins, as we can commit it without really knowing it. Jesus draws the line between greed and not greed very close to…