The Second Mile

As the end of year fast approaches has there been a significant learning experience this year for you? For me, I have been pondering on something I experienced having spent the first part of the year in Iraq, living in a Yazidi village. One of the things I have missed...

Let’s Sing!

At our recent Youth and Young Adults Christmas party, we watched the Christmas movie ‘Elf’. In it, the main character, Buddy, shares three simple rules for spreading Christmas cheer:  Treat every day like Christmas. There’s room for everyone on the Nice list. The...

Jesus Our Living Hope

‘Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade…’ (1 Peter 1:4) In her...

Reflections from 1 Peter 4:12-19

Suffering as a Christian: Why it Matters Most of us don’t like the word suffering. We avoid it, pray against it, and often assume something has gone wrong when hardship comes. But Peter writes to believers facing real pressure—misunderstanding, exclusion, even...

There, but for the grace of God go I

Recently, Scripture Union’s Daily Bread has been studying the book of Exodus. As we looked at Chapter 40 (the construction of the Tabernacle), I noticed something very special. The Tabernacle was a portable structure that held the official items of worship. God had...