Mining for meaning
"(God) made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, to be put into effect when...
Forged in the fire
"... what is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them?" Psalm 8.4 The assertion of René Descartes - I...
Hope in adversity
"Praise be to the LORD, for he showed me the wonders of his love when I was in a city under siege." Psalm 31.21 I wonder what this verse...
Saluting woman
"In bringing many sons and daughters to glory, it was fitting that God, for whom and through whom everything exists, should make the...
Plerosis is not a disease!
"And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which...
The long way round
"... you have taken off your old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image...
A Tale of Two Worlds
"An unfriendly person pursues selfish ends and against all sound judgment starts quarrels." Proverbs 18.1 How many times has this ancient...
Built to last
"The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the...
Saorsachd!
"It is for freedom that Christ has set us free." Galatians 5.1 I recall hearing the late Eugene Peterson, translator of The Message,...
Living death or dying to live?
"I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave...