Last night we finished looking at Romans 9, a chapter that talks about God's sovereignty and man's submission. These are not easy concepts for us to grasp - or, if we are honest, to like. As the end verses remind us, “See, I lay in Zion a stone that causes people to...

Some of you may remember that I did a sponsored swim (for Marie Curie Cancer Care) back in April, when I swam 5 km (200 lengths of a 25 metre pool). That was a first for me and initially I doubted that I could last that distance. Egged on by some good friends who...

For someone who loves words so much, sometimes I run out of words. Sometimes I just can't articulate the yearning and longing in my heart. Jaded from the daily struggle with sin, wearied from seeing my own sinfulness, battered down by life's labour, I wonder how to...