In 1 Cor 9:19-27, Paul continues teaching the Corinthian church about his passion for the lost, an all-consuming passion which leads him to ‘become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some.’ (1 Cor 9:22) The freedom he has expounded...

I am reading a commentary on 'The Song Of Songs' by Charlie Cleverly, the long-awaited sequel to his 'Epiphanies of the Ordinary', which had a chapter on this book. I believe Song of Songs speaks to us on many levels: the personal level, as a picture of marital love...

So often, it is fear which holds us back from stepping out in new ways for God. We are afraid we'll look foolish. We're afraid of what people will say. We're afraid of opposition. We're afraid of ridicule and scorn, afraid of appearing radical or different (the...