A man at church once told me that godliness was out of reach for him, it was too high a standard. He then asked whether or not he had made … Read more
Tag: Joy
Psalm 90. Prayer is home
Prayer is more than useful, it is home. In this Psalm, mediating on our troubled world drives us to seek wisdom from God. Wisdom, in turn, drives us to seek … Read more
1 John (introduction). Joy, Holiness, Confidence
Why think about 1 John?
John gives three reasons for writing his letter to the churches: to complete our joy (1:4), to promote holiness (2:1) and to build up confidence … Read more
James 1:1-18. All Joy
Introducing James & James 1:1-18. What strikes readers in Melbourne today about the letter is how disciplined he expects the Christian life will be. There is no room for … Read more
Psalm 150. Worship is Praise
We live in times where we fear all things will end, as T. S. Elliot put it, in either a bang or a whimper. This is a false prophecy. A … Read more
Ecclesiastes 3. Frustration, Judgement & Joy
Wise living requires that we recognise the times we live in. Then we can act wisely, neither giving into fate nor exhausting ourselves by our inability to finally tame the … Read more