by Stuart | 30 Mar 2022 | 1 Peter, Devotionals
Christians sometimes have the tendency to make their faith little more than a list of dos and don’ts. When this happens, Christianity becomes nothing more than a moralistic way of life. We aim for behaviour without getting to the heart of the matter. The apostles did...
by Stuart | 29 Mar 2022 | 1 Peter, Devotionals
Christians in the Western-influenced world tend to trivialise suffering. We know that everyone who lives a godly life is supposed to suffer persecution (2 Timothy 3:12) and, since we don’t often experience the same kind of suffering that the first-century Christians...
by Stuart | 28 Mar 2022 | 1 Peter, Devotionals
As we use them, greetings are frequently nothing more than a formality. We greet friends and family, tellers and petrol attendants, and beggars at our gate. We greet without thinking. We do so with little more motivation than politeness. Christian greetings should be...
