This is the complete first chapter from Steve Morrison's book Born This Way. A dramatic reversal When I was five years old, my kindergarten class was taught a song about a native Australian bird called the kookaburra. The kookaburra is best known for its distinctive ‘laugh’, which can often be
Titus 2 is one of my touchstones for women’s ministry. Most women live quite different lives now than they would have in Titus’ time, but we still need to be self-controlled, pure, kind and submissive, adorning the word of God in our daily lives. The women on a
In Changi Airport, on his way to speak at a conference in Thailand, Rory Shiner had time to briefly tell us why he'd love us to read his book "Raised Forever". http://vimeo.com/110941561 .buy-now { position: relative; } .buy-now a {
Raised Forever: Jesus' resurrection and ours by Rory Shiner There are lots of books about Jesus’ resurrection—and most of them answer the ‘did it really happen?’ question. Although that’s a critical question that this book deals with, Rory Shiner goes further. 'Raised Forever' is a book about what happened to
Every Sunday, Christian churches engage in a whole range of unusual activities. To the 'insider' these activities are well-known, even well-loved. He is so familiar with these weekly rituals that he does them automatically, with the minimum fuss (and thought). The insider knows what to call these
In a recent post, having noted that the Bible’s prayers are often focused on calling on God to fulfil his promises, I asked the question: Does your small group spend time praying for God to be active and fulfilling his promises to establish the New Jerusalem?
In the Anglican Church, October 16 is set down as the day for the remembrance of the Reformers and Martyrs of the English Reformation. It is a commemoration of the three hundred or so men, women and children of the Church of England who were burned at the stake
A friend of mine is visiting nursing homes and telling the gospel. It made me think of the variety of ways people tell God's good news to humanity: Scripture in schools, English classes at churches, and visiting nursing homes! God loves variety - he didn't just create
There’s a dangerous myth I keep hearing amongst Christians. And the place I hear it most is when I’m standing at a conference bookstall trying to interest people in Matthias Media’s books and resources. It’s the myth that we really ought to finish reading all the books
I'm reading the latest Briefing magazine, and my family had a discussion over lunch today about the feature article The Work of the Lord, and it made it clearer for all of us. So what is the work of the Lord? What is Jesus' work, and when