The Good Shepherd
Ian B. Last Sunday I was privileged to preach for the first time at the church where our family has recently settled, The Church of the Good Shepherd with St. Peter, Lee.…
1 John
1 John 5 – summing up, and one more thing…
Here are a few thoughts on the final chapter of this lovely short letter of 1 John. Like the gospel of John, this letter rewards a fairly quick read with…
1 John 4 – Abiding, loving (and testing)
This letter of 1 John has themes that come around again and again. So in chapter 4 we read again about the opponents of Jesus (which John calls antichrist), the…
1 John 3 – a challenging chapter
Have you been reading 1 John with me the past few weeks? I hope so! And I hope you’ll stick with it through this somewhat confusing central chapter. If you…
1 John 2 – the perfection of the love of God
1 John 2 is much longer than 1 John 1 which I wrote about a couple of weeks ago, and it contains a wide range of themes and ideas –…
Physical reality in 1 John 1
We recently began a new series on Sundays exploring the love of God. I encouraged our church to read the book of 1 John, which is a very short book…