If there’s anything in life which everyone would like to avoid, it’s suffering. Suffering is inevitably painful, disappointing, uncomfortable, humbling, and frustrating. But if there is anything which everyone knows about suffering, it is that ‘it’s not going anywhere.’ Continue reading “Living by God’s promises in affliction”
The church’s inner life of prayer, Col 4.2-4
One of the best ways our weekly gatherings for worship help us is by teaching us and reminding us of our corporate spirituality. And we really do need to be reminded of this. We’re so in tune with our individual spirituality that we’re prone to forget our corporate spirituality. Continue reading “The church’s inner life of prayer, Col 4.2-4”