“18A certain ruler asked him, “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 19″Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good—except God alone. 20You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not give false testimony, honour your father and mother.’”  21″All these [...]

A very good friend and I were having an in depth discussion last night based around the (somewhat ambiguous) question “what is church for?”
The pastor of our church had been asked this question and had answered the following:
“It’s easier to love God, love each other and love the world in a group, than on our [...]

[UPDATE: I've just found a wonderful, far more in-depth and scholarly version of my exposition here] 
The tirelessly enthusiastic Carla Harding posted yesterday on Mary and Martha. It’s a good post, and it paints a great picture of her life at the moment; the busyness and the struggle to hold onto a spiritual life when things get manic. I made [...]

20″My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, 21that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent [...]