We feel uncomfortable distinguishing between those who are Christian and those who are not within the church because we have seen those distinctions misused. But there are times when it … Read more
Category: Love
1 John 4.13-21. Love, truth & fear (Trinity)
Perfect love drives out fear. In this part of his letter, John gives the struggling Christian church assurance about the signs they belong to Jesus namely: the Spirit of God … Read more
1 John 4.7-12. Love is not love
Love is our most powerful and most misused four-letter word. The poet W. H Auden in his famous poem Law, Like Love, as he struggles to define what law … Read more
1 John 3.18-24. Love, not hate
Michael Flynn
In a world of moral ambiguity it is hard to decide who are the good, the bad or the good-bad or even the bad-good guys. It all leaves … Read more
1 John. Reprise. Keep yourself from idols
John wants uncertain and damaged communities to have certainty and assurance in God. The certainty that John wants Christians to have is a discerning and tested assurance – not an … Read more
1 Thessalonians 4:1-12. Living to please God
Sex, work and death are the topics that Paul goes on to address as he begins to “make up what is lacking in your faith” (3:10). What resonates with us … Read more
Luke 10:25-37. The poor are any of us
Jesus was constantly having arguments and many of those arguments have changed the world. In the parable of the good Samaritan, he defends the relevance of the ancient word of … Read more