Are you serving junk food at your Sunday gatherings?

  • Angus Martin
  • 3 February 2020

It’s easy to be someone who merely gets up and says what is happening next, who picks regular popular songs instead of spending the time reflecting on what songs would fit best.

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The surprising secret to church growth in the United States

  • Mark Gilbert
  • 4 May 2015

We hear a lot about church growth from Americans. From Saddleback to Willow Creek and beyond, church growth has been one of the hot topics this decade. Having returned from a visit to the Together for the Gospel conference in Louisville, Kentucky, I think I’ve worked out their secret.

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Down-under round-up: 20 May 2015

  • Sandy Grant
  • 20 May 2015

A more concentrated list this week, since I’ve been extra busy… Issue of the week The issue last week was the book banning placed upon NSW SRE (Special Religious Education) in schools. The good news is that the ban has been overturned. This has been an early skirmish in a potentially

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Two observations on environmentalism

  • Adrian Russell
  • 22 April 2016

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.

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Revitalize your quiet times with Psalm 119

  • Cassie Watson
  • 24 October 2018

You won’t walk away with a handy ten tips to improve your Bible reading. Instead, Psalm 119 will help you to see why daily time in Scripture is so important.

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A Santa we can happily celebrate

  • Ian Carmichael
  • 12 November 2015

At a Christmas Day church service I attended some years ago, the service leader started reading what he thought was a pretty humorous debunking of the “Santa delivering toys to every home on Christmas Eve” story.

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Making hard calls

  • Matthias Media
  • 4 September 2014

I love turning up to church and seeing every seat full. Nothing fills me with greater joy than seeing my fellow brothers and sisters gathered and ready, eager to learn from God’s word. I love it when every member of our home group shows up, Bible in hand, and fills

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The True and Living God

  • Kim Hawtrey
  • 16 October 2009

In this very readable book, Dr Kim Hawtrey presents a penetrating critique of the bankruptcy of our modern 'idols', and points to the only one who deserves our unswerving devotion: the incomparable Jesus Christ.

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Addressing sexuality with teenagers

  • Michael Guyer
  • 22 January 2018

We are far too often late to the conversation about sexuality with our teenagers, and reactionary once we speak up.

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It’s my son’s birthday today

  • Michael Churches
  • 12 December 2016

Joe Davidson has an unusual child with a famous birthday...

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