I am in the middle of house renovations, a process that is deeply disrupting, and I am discovering the importance of preparation to any job. Before the builders came in, we had to clear the house of many of its possessions (stored kindly for us by family and friends)...

We all prefer message which are encouraging and uplifting, but the gospel deals with, and explains, the reality of a world that is full of darkness. 'The dark side' is a reality which we cannot ignore. Jesus is the Light of the world (Jn 8:12), but in this life, death...

Eph 1:3-14 is a marvellous list of all the spiritual blessings God has already freely given to His people. So often, we struggle to believe God wants to bless us, partly because we have wrong ideas about blessing (assuming these must be only material blessings or...