We have a faith that is both giving and demanding: for it provides us with great joy, assurance and truth; yet it also requires us to become people who are disciplined, persistant and holy.
The Privilege of Discipline
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How do we respond to those around us who do not know Christ?
How are we to think about fear, death, love, and suffering in light of Jesus?
It would be a mistake to take John literally, but equally it would be a mistake not to heed his warning.
What must change for us to be as bold as the disciples in our witness and in our sharing of the Gospel?