Paul gives thanks to the Philippians in Phil 4:10-20 for the practical help they gave him. As Jesus reminded us in the Parable of the Sheep and the Goats, we serve God when we serve other people (see Matt 25:31-46), and this can be seen in a variety of ways (which...

My eighteen-month-old granddaughter has discovered a most useful word: "This!" In her early attempts to communicate verbally with us, she has become an expert at pointing dramatically and announcing, "This!", with the unspoken subtext being, "Pass this to me; give...

The central reality of life - which few of us ever seem to glimpse, let alone grasp - is that God is at the centre of everything and is the sovereign ruler of all. Jeremiah likens this to a potter who has complete control of His creations, shaping and moulding them as...