What are we to say in the face of such a confusing and violent world? Read the Bible? Pray more? These are always necessary and always true, but can anything else be said to the point?
It was looking at Romans 12 recently in church that my thoughts coalesced.
Our world is shifting fast, and the issues are complex. In the face of that, what would God have us do? That is the essential question of Christian ethics. Now that we are saved, by grace, through the merciful gift of Jesus’ death for us; now that we are raised with Christ into a new life in the Spirit; what would God have us do?
Connection and community for the lonely
After seeing a poster recently about the problem of loneliness in aged people, I wondered how bad the problem actually …