Encourage One Another
Ian B. We’ve come to the final chapter of 1 Thessalonians, and the subject matter of the first section looks similar to last part of chapter 4, which we looked at last…
1 thessalonians
Resurrection for the rest of us!
This little letter of 1 Thessalonians that we have been reading is probably one of the lesser-known parts of the New Testament. But you might have heard that it has…
An Embodied Faith
Recently I read a description of God meeting us ‘in our bodies’, asking where else God could meet us. I can’t find the exact quote now, but it stuck with…
It’s about relationship!
A few years ago we were talking about the triangle – Up, In, Out. It represents three relationships that are key to healthy Christian life: UP – our worship of…
Paul’s Longing
I wonder whether you’ve ever experienced the same deflated feeling that I have sometimes at the end of an intense exciting project. Maybe at the end of a short term…
Hearing the word of God
This week, instead of my usual podcasts, I listened to the Bible on my headphones while I was out and about. It was something new for me, and I’ll come…
St. Paul on Mothers’ Day
There are some surprising metaphors used by Paul in chapter 2 of 1 Thessalonians, which seem especially appropriate as we approach Mothers’ Day, or Mothering Sunday as it was traditionally…
Speaking Truth
At the start of 1 Thessalonians 2, Paul reminds his readers about his visit to Thessalonica. As I wrote before, Paul’s visit to Thessalonica is described in Acts 17 and…
Facing Opposition
This is based on my talk at Catford Community Church on 26 February 2023. Working through Nehemiah, we were in chapter 4. A very brief summary: Following Jesus should make…
The wrath that is coming
Last time we reached the end of chapter 1 of 1 Thessalonians. Before moving on to chapter 2 I want to pause with the phrase that comes right at the…