What’s in a ‘Hello’

SPYING OUT THE GLORIES OF THE COMMONPLACE SERIES NO#2 Peace to you! What is in a Greeting? Greetings are such common and everyday repetitive things. So common that we can easily overlook their profound effects on our relationships. And life is about relationships. How...
Ecclesiastical Temperance

Ecclesiastical Temperance

The world is becoming increasingly polarised. Extreme theological positions and extreme practices are the order of the day. The right has gone further right; the left further left – many have fallen off the edge! The waters of the culture around us are changing...
The Temperance of Christ

The Temperance of Christ

The great value of the temperance of Christ in us (1 Tim 3:2) cannot be overstated. It prevents us living life in the distorted opposite extremes. We should avoid all the extremes. Sóphrón Let us look at this profound little word used in Timothy and Titus –...
The Beauty of Christ

The Beauty of Christ

Beauty of Christ   Beauty is often not what first draws us to Christ. Desperation, torment, lostness, condemnation, sickness … but not beauty. The beauty of Christ becomes apparent when you linger with Him. You enter the tent of meeting and there discover the Christ...