Pride is a feeling or deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from one's own achievements, and whilst it is not wrong to be proud of some achievements, problems arise when we put more emphasis on these achievements than on God. It’s easy to put ourselves at the centre...

If there was one thing we should all give up for Lent (and for life!), it’s worrying. Worry achieves absolutely nothing positive and Jesus warns us against the problems it causes in Matt 6:25-34. Corrie Ten Boom defined worry as a ‘cycle of inefficient thoughts...

One of the most frequent Lent abstentions is from alcohol, caffeine or chocolate. There is nothing wrong with these abstentions, for all these things can become addictive, and it can be good to ‘de-tox’ from things which would seek to gain first place in our lives....