Category: Starting Out

So here we are at the Letter to the Hebrews! Eleven years ago, I attended a Living Theology Today course run by the Diocese of Durham. The course included attendance at Wednesday evening lectures,...

Unlike his other letters included in the Bible, Paul wrote this short letter to an individual rather than to a group of believers. This was a personal request from one follower of Jesus to...

GOOD is one of those words I really struggle with. Like NICE. There are some words that everyone else seems to know the meaning of but me. They bewilder me. For me, they seem...

INTRODUCTION Last month, we journeyed through the book of 1 Timothy, a letter written by Paul directly to his protégé Timothy. Just a reminder of who Timothy was – Paul came to Derbe and...

Who Was Timothy? Timothy is a Greek name which means ‘honouring God’ or ‘honoured by God’. Paul came to Derbe and then to Lystra, where a disciple named Timothy lived, whose mother was Jewish...

The Introduction It’s taken me until this small, relatively unknown corner of the Bible to admit that I need help. We’ve been on quite a journey to this point, haven’t we, but here I...

INTRODUCTION Welcome to the first letter to the Thessalonians! In this month in which we prepare to celebrate the first coming of Jesus to this earth, we focus on the theme of Jesus’s second...

Paul’s writing to the believers in Colossae who’ve lost track of what they believe and why they believe it. They’ve been fed fake news that’s diminished the identity of Jesus. Sounding familiar? Let’s unpack...

Hey, I’m back! Have you missed me? With Andy taking over the blog for a month to tackle the book of Ephesians, that’s the longest break I’ve had away from Join Our Journey in...

Work in progress. You are. I am. We all are. We have good days. We have bad days. Days we reach out to God like a flower growing towards the sun. Days when we...