Garry continued his series on 2 Peter 1 this morning, looking at perseverance. This is defined as 'steadfastneess, constancy, endurance, a patient waiting for, not being swerved from a deliberate purpose' (or, as Eugene Peterson translates it in the Message,...

Future hope has always fuelled present action. Paul told the Romans, "I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us." (Romans 8:18) To the Corinthian church, he said, "For our light and momentary troubles are...

Funnily enough, since the map project started, maps have been cropping up everywhere, it seems! A book I am reading (‘The Road Less Traveled’, by Scott Peck) talked about life being like a series of maps and just as maps become outdated over time as new roads and...