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Articles & Devotionals
Short essays on reading Scripture slowly, honest questions about the Christian life, and devotional reflections. Newest first.
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Sabbath as gift
Rest is not a reward for productivity or a self-care strategy. It is a theology — woven into creation itself. A short essay on Sabbath and why it might be the most counter-cultural practice the church has.
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Reading the Sermon on the Mount slowly
Three chapters of Matthew that have probably done more to shape what people think of Jesus than any other text. A short guide to reading Matthew 5–7 as one continuous teaching.
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What 'grace' actually means
A word at the centre of Christianity that has gone soft from overuse. What 'grace' meant in the New Testament — and why the original meaning still has power.
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Which translation should I read?
NIV, ESV, NLT, CSB, NASB — the choice can feel paralysing. A short guide to how Bible translations differ, why the differences matter less than people think, and how to pick one and start.
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Why the Bible is one story
The Bible is sixty-six books, but it is also one story — told from many angles, with four clear movements. Once you see the shape, every passage finds its place.
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The gift of imperfect community
The church is people, which means it will sometimes let you down. The New Testament does not pretend otherwise — it teaches us how to stay anyway. A short essay on why imperfect community is part of the design, not a flaw in it.
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Cultivating a prayer life that grows
Prayer is a friendship before it is a request. A short guide to growing a prayer life that lasts — built on habit, honesty, and the help of the Spirit.
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The hope hidden in Lamentations
A short, dark book at the back of the Old Testament gives us language we usually lack — the language of grief that does not let go of hope. A reading guide to Lamentations.
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Reading the Beatitudes slowly
Eight short sentences at the start of the Sermon on the Mount that quietly invert most of the world. A slow read of Matthew 5:1–12.
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Honest questions, lasting faith
The opposite of faith is not doubt. It is indifference. The Bible is full of honest questioners — and the pattern is that questions, brought to God rather than carried away from God, deepen faith.