My new scar is a permanent physical reminder of human mortality but also, more importantly, of our shared need to remove potentially fatal things from our lives before they seek and destroy us.
It is impossible for a human to achieve perfection in this life, to hold ourselves together and live totally devoid of sin.
The seemingly natural responses to pain brought about by other people can be the most difficult things to wrestle with when it comes to living a Christian life.
How can we best help children to subdivide their grey matter for Christ? Today’s kids are bombarded with more information than any previous generation; will their minds be mapping the truth of Christ or building neural pathways to secular wisdom?
The incredible thing about biblical texts is their ability to continually uncover deeper levels of understanding and insight, despite our having heard or read them many times before.