These two translations of Rom 12:12 give us instructions in how to be and what to do. Being joyful in hope is easy when situations are going well for us, but hope is one of the lasting qualities which can give fuel to us even when we feel in despair or hopeless....

In my daily readings, I have reached Psalm 119, read alongside Jeremiah, both parts of the Bible which are not necessarily easy to read but which I find, perhaps because of my temperament, reassuringly honest and without platitudes. Ps 119 talks a lot about suffering...

On 4 October, Haiti was struck by the most powerful storm to hit the Caribbean in a decade, leaving large parts of the country devastated. High winds, floods and landslides have destroyed tens of thousands of homes and caused an estimated £8 million worth of damage to...