William Barclay said, “Endurance is not just the ability to bear a hard thing, but to turn it into glory." Ps 129 reminds us that though oppression and suffering come into our lives, God is able to make all grace abound to us at all times: 'And God is able to bless...

Psalm 129 is a psalm which talks of tough times and tough faith (mentioning oppression, persecution and difficulties), but which also reminds us of God's righteousness and the way He develops perseverance in us. Christians are not exempt from life's suffering. The sun...

'God is light; in Him, there is no darkness at all,' we read in 1 John 1:5, but for many people, darkness is a very present reality. The 'dark night of the soul' is not something we like to talk about, but I have been reading through the book of Job recently and it's...