A Year of Mercy for Catholics

  • Mark Gilbert
  • 6 June 2016

Given that 2016 has been declared a Year of Mercy for all Catholics, Mark Gilbert shares some thoughts on how to engage Catholic people in conversation on this subject.

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Everyone already knows: A chapter from Wisdom in Leadership

  • Craig Hamilton
  • 17 September 2015

As we face the reality of our flaws and weaknesses, most of us will employ some common strategies. We will hide our weaknesses, minimize them, or deny them. We pretend they don’t exist. We don’t talk about them, we don’t acknowledge them, and we try our best to ignore them.

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Evangelism resources sample bundle

  • 19 November 2012

A bundle of 10 sample resources for use in evangelism. These books are offered as a bundle at HALF the normal price. See our evangelism introductory page for more information.

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Down-under round-up: 13 May 2015

  • Sandy Grant
  • 13 May 2015

Issue of the week Book banning is always a worry! It’s so easily used to censor reasonable freedom of speech (which is why Christians should be slow to call for it). The web was set alight in Australia when the NSW Department of Education banned three books from use

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Down-under round-up: 16 September 2015

  • Sandy Grant
  • 16 September 2015

Sandy Grant's collection of links this week covers the government we can anticipate, mentoring group leaders, prayer and God's control, abortion, rest, God's smashing of barriers, and BP Man.

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Seven things to do before my kids leave home

  • Hannah Ploegstra
  • 22 July 2016

Before they fly the nest, what are you hoping to teach your kids? How to cook? How to clean? How to be good with money? Hannah Ploegstra shares her own list, but the things on it aren’t what you’d expect.

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The tyranny of the moment: Controlling reactions in times of stress

  • Ruth Baker
  • 20 March 2017

Proverbs 25:28 says: “A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls”. Without self-control we are without defences and are easily overwhelmed by the stresses of the moment, because there is nothing to stop the army of negative thoughts.

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Down-under round-up, 24 June 2015

  • Sandy Grant
  • 24 June 2015

Charleston, forgiveness and safety, the idolatry of guns, making disciples, serving in your local church without going under, the conversion of the wallet, the Proverbs 31 man, how the church can help gay young people, how to be a welcoming and biblical church, and the GoThereFor 2.0 launch.

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How to build real community in your growth group

  • Karen Beilharz
  • 23 March 2017

Growth group is not just about building relationships. It’s not just about solving people’s problems. It’s not just about fostering love and belonging. It’s about growing together as Christians living this side of Jesus’ return.

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Another look at the reliability of the Scriptures

  • David Martin
  • 23 November 2020

Since Christians claim that the Bible is God’s word, we need to give a defence or—to use the old terminology—an apology to the world for this claim.

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