Paul’s letters are like so many conversations: they don’t always stick to the point in a linear fashion, but tend to ‘meander’ somewhat. He is writing 1 Corinthians to answer questions that have been raised, and from 1 Cor 8 has been talking about the question of what...

Continuing the culinary metaphors... Preparing a Bible study is like preparing a beef casserole. When planning a meal, ingredients have to be bought and assembled. Beef cubes, potatoes, onions, carrots, peppers, courgettes, leeks, mushrooms... whatever vegetables you...

Today is Shrove Tuesday, 'Mardi Gras' in French ('fat Tuesday', when all the fat was used up before the forty days of Lent.) Apparently it's also Safer Internet Day, though I must confess I don't know how I can connect these two facts! In many countries, Shrove...