Matthew West’s song ‘Hello, My Name Is…’ contrasts how we often see ourselves with the truths of who we are in Christ. So often, we are filled with condemnation, regret and defeat, but God's grace brings us a new perspective on ourselves as well as on life itself....

Many of us like to think that we deserve to be saved, that God owes us a favour. We have an inflated opinion of ourselves. The way to God, however, is not by our virtue and our good deeds (Isaiah reminds us that ‘all our righteous acts are as filthy rags’ (Is 64:6)),...

In Matt 7:24-27, Jesus concludes his famous ‘Sermon on the Mount’ with an illustration about wise and foolish builders, reminding us that foundations are absolutely crucial to successful building. Paul reminds us of this in 1 Cor 3:10-15, telling us that the only...