Looking at Romans 3 and the state of the human condition. Without Jesus, we have no defence or way of defending ourselves when we stand before God. By Jürgen Siegel

Looking at Romans 3 and the state of the human condition. Without Jesus, we have no defence or way of defending ourselves when we stand before God. By Martin Cooper

Jesus was resurrected with scars. He chose fully identify with those who have painful pasts. Instead of forgetting what was, we rejoice that our scars have redeemed. By Oli Stevens

You Are What You Love, part 5. Our Father goes out of his way to search for the one that's lost, because they are of real value to him, and he desires all to be saved. By Wendy Stevens

You Are What You Love, part 4. People will sometimes say “I really like Jesus, I just don’t like the Church”. The problem is this: while Christ is the head, the Church is his body, and they are in separable. By Oli Stevens, Andrew O’Kane and Bosun Olunloyo

You Are What You Love, part 3. Those who have been forgiven much, love much — and our love never stays in the abstract, it always takes action. By Andy Thorpe and Carrie Baker.

You Are What You Love, part 2. So often we talk about churches and charities support the most vulnerable. But those churches and charities are made up of individual people making individual choices to free the oppressed, feed the homeless, and clothe those in need. By Lucy Butt.

You Are What You Love, part 1. God is not mentioned in the book of Esther, yet his hand is seen on every page. It shows us that God’s silence is not the same as God’s absence. By Chris Short.

You Are What You Love, part 1. We have a heart set free and released from fear. Everything we are and have is in the orbit of God’s grace. As we give, it’s in response to this great freedom and love, and not in spite of compulsion and reluctance. By Clive Cernik.

Acts, part 27. As we recap of the book of Acts, we consider what God is calling each of us to do as the story of the global and local church continues to be written. By Martin Cooper.