Category: The journey

I don’t know if you struggle with the word ‘supremacy’ as much as I do, but if anyone can lay claim to supremacy, then Jesus has my vote.

As we draw to the end of this letter from Paul to the Philippians, Paul takes the opportunity to thank these people for the gifts they have sent to him. Say thank you. Never...

Working with other people is hard. They don’t do it exactly as we would do it. Sometimes it feels easier to do it all ourselves, but that’s not what we’re usually called to do....

Today we’re going to look at humility. And yes, bear with me, this does tie in with gratitude – just wait and see! This is such a difficult concept in our modern world –...

So far Paul has taken us on a spiritual word journey from the deepest depths to the heavenly places. Today’s passage feels simpler and more familiar territory. 11 Therefore, remember that formerly you who are...

Ephesians provides us with a heady mix of easy to grasp ideas and big chunks of dense prose that get you scratching your head. Today Paul, in passing, talks about predestination – something that...

Today, we carry on exploring much the same theme as yesterday, bu that’s OK. Some things bear repeating. The big issue for the Jewish Christians in Galatia is circumcision. Doubts have crept in about...

I know a fair bit about adoption. I have two birth children and three adopted children. We sometimes joke on that with our birth children, we had no choice. We had to love and...

Carrying on the theme from Galatians 3:1-9, which we studied in the last blog post, Paul continues to challenge the Galatians about their limiting beliefs. Many of the Jewish believers in Galatia have reverted...

INTRODUCTION: We all need role models in the faith. In 1 Corinthians 4:16, Paul says ‘Therefore I urge you to imitate me.’  Now Paul may not seem the obvious choice as a role model. Paul’s had a...