A springboard is a strong, flexible board from which someone may jump in order to gain added impetus when performing a dive or a gymnastic movement. During the recent Olympic Games, we saw examples of divers and gymnasts using springboards to gain added height and...

‘Life would be easy if it weren’t for other people’ is the title of a book by Connie Pedesta and Vicki Sanderson. I haven’t read the book, but the sentiment expressed in its title made me smile, for I often feel that way. It’s the same feeling that we have when asked...

At the end of 1 Corinthians 16, Paul signs off by mentioning grace and love: ‘The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you. My love to all of you in Christ Jesus. Amen.’ (1 Cor 16:23-24) This letter contains probably his most famous passage on love (1 Cor 13), and it is...