All gospel, all the time?

  • Tony Payne
  • 25 March 2015

In response to my recent post ‘False gospels and me’, Neil Foster asked this: I find a dilemma. As a Christian person whose full-time job is not preaching, I find myself (even outside work hours) often speaking about issues that are not a central part of the gospel. Same-sex marriage and

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Profile of a reader: Laura Denny

  • Marty Sweeney
  • 28 February 2018

If you have any interest in reading, you’ve probably read at least one of the many excellent articles on how to read more. Then you become deflated, overwhelmed and drift back into being a half-engaged reader.

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The influence of fathers

  • Tony Payne
  • 2 October 2017

There are startling figures about the influence of a father on the church-attending patterns of his children.

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Review: Friends of Calvin

  • Timothy Raymond
  • 5 June 2017

While I’ve loved and admired Calvin’s theology and ministry for a couple of decades, up until relatively recently my perception of Calvin’s personality was rather negative. I looked at him as the theological equivalent of Batman.

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Reading the Bible with a non-Christian

  • Thomas Bielenberg
  • 2 February 2017

God's word is powerful, so don't be scared to read it with a non-Christian. Here are some ideas on how to spend time reading the Bible together with someone who doesn't believe yet.

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Down-under round-up: 15 July 2015

  • Sandy Grant
  • 15 July 2015

Important reads on Aboriginal evangelists, the pitfalls and positives of pastoring a small church, temptations when discipling, music and discernment, and liberalism.

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Down-under round-up: 22 April 2015

  • Sandy Grant
  • 22 April 2015

Issue of the week Once again, the depravity of Islamic State was on view. I was very moved by this response from the Anglican Bishop for Ethiopia, Dr Grant Le Marquand, regarding the 28 Ethiopian Christians murdered in Libya by IS: Personal details about the men who have died may

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Prayers from Colossians for gospel workers

  • Anonymous
  • 18 November 2019

It sometimes can be hard to know what to pray for workers, especially if there haven’t been any recent prayer points. However, the Bible is full of gold when it comes to praying on behalf of God’s people.

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Behold, your mother!

  • Rachel Macdonald
  • 23 April 2018

We are intimidated by the communal approach to life displayed by the early church in Acts 2. We are terrified of being defrauded, of suffering wrong. We skim right over having “glad and generous hearts”.

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Making the Most of the Bible (ebook: .epub or Kindle .mobi files)

  • John Chapman
  • 30 October 2012

John Chapman is the master of keeping things simple. In this book, he tackles the important topic of the Bible. Ideal for both Christian and non-Christian readers. (ebook)

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