The last of Al Stewart's columns exploring the tensions in Christian life and ministry.Here's one more paradox for those living to serve Christ and to grow his kingdom. It's one which has been taxing my mind, because it goes to the heart of what Christians believe. We live in the
Is the Devil defeated? Well, yes—but, no.Do Christians stop sinning? No—but, yes.Are their leaders to blame? Of course not, but, umm … yeah.This month, let's look at a few paradoxes to do with the ‘now and not yet’ nature of Christian life and service. We live in the resurrection age,
How to run a dialogue meetingWhat's a ‘dialogue meeting’? It's one of those old jargon terms for a meeting arranged so that a single Christian speaker can discuss (dialogue) the claims of Christ with a group of non-Christians without too many Christians butting in. Perhaps these days we would call