One of the problems we have in striving for unity (Eph 4:1-4) is that we often equate unity with uniformity. It's not. Just as every family member is different (with physical resemblances no guarantee of membership!), every church member is uniquely different. Paul...

I am an only child; my husband is an only child and we have one son. Family size varies enormously, but as children, we have no choice in whether we have siblings or not. (Sometimes, even as parents, we have little choice in how many children we have!) For many,...

The most important – and indeed revolutionary – God-fact we have in the Bible is that God is love. (1 Jn 4:8) God is not just loving; He does not just act in loving ways; He is, we are reliably informed, love Himself. God’s love means that He eternally gives of...