Here’s what caught my eye on the screen over the last week. Issue of the week Concern over the very real threats to religious freedom through accelerating discrimination, litigation and their threat continued to be discussed widely. But amidst all that, this needed saying. And bluntly. (And yes, I
Since the beginning of the church there has been unhealthy tension between the shepherd and the sheep, the appointed leaders and those they lead.
What happens when I’m not sure I’ve read the Bible correctly? What happens when the person next to me is sure that I haven’t read it correctly? How can I know I’m right?
Are you gearing up for Christmas at your church? Of course, you know you’re going to get lots of visitors—people who don’t normally come to church at all. Whether they come to a carol service or Christmas Day services, or some other Christmas outreach event, you expect to see
When you hear the term ‘prosperity gospel’, do you think of the stereotype perpetuated by the movement’s prominent leaders: someone who either was wealthy or wanted to be wealthy?
In Luke 4:16, Jesus comes to Nazareth, to the synagogue in the town where he’d been brought up. He stands up to read, someone gives him a scroll, he unrolls it and finds a particular verse, gives the scroll back to the attendant, and sits back down.
The second of three volumes of collected works of Broughton Knox, who was Principal of Moore Theological College from 1959 to 1985, and profoundly influenced the Church in Sydney and beyond. This volume focuses on Dr Knox's writings on the church and ministry. This book is a PDF download (it is no longer available in print).
We often think that we humans have the power to destroy the earth or save the earth from certain doom. But as Adrian Russell points out, that’s because we’re forgetting two of God’s key promises.
Des Smith guides you through 1 Samuel, showing how the earliest days of kingship in Israel prepared the way for Jesus, God’s true king. (9 studies)