Evangelism: When to take the risk

  • Phillip Jensen
  • 1 July 2001

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The slot car game they play in heaven

  • Greg Clarke
  • 1 July 2001

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Lean on me

  • Tony Payne
  • 1 July 2001

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Free to speak his mind

  • Tony Payne
  • 1 July 2001

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Pastors as ghetto blasters

  • Colin Marshall
  • 1 July 2001

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Dear Briefing: Should Christians have children?

  • Gordon Cheng
  • 1 August 2001

Twenty years ago, many people got married and had kids, if not, got married to have kids, but these days people seem to shack up and have dogs. Should a Christian couple's plans include children?A study was released in 2001 by the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) as to

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Trouble with Tim

  • Tony Payne
  • 1 August 2001

Some Briefing readers may have seen some of the Rev. Tim Costello’s recent public criti- cisms of The Briefing and of our publisher Phillip Jensen. I won’t go into the details of Tim’s gripes here, but one aspect might be worth clarifying for our readers. One of Tim’s

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The Travel Bug

  • 1 August 2001

Look for fellowshipI must say I found Emma Thornett's article (‘The trouble with travel’, June 2001) very revealing. The highlight of her trip was meeting up with link missionaries and being encouraged to be more faithful in her Bible reading and praying. Maybe that was what God led her halfway

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The Travel Bug

  • Emma Thornett
  • 1 August 2001

Emma Thornett's short piece on the pleasures and pitfalls of travel generated much discussion about how, whether and why Christians travel. Read responses fromStuart AdamsonSuzanne WeinbergerPolly SeidlerEmma Thornett responds:I realize (after receiving several comments along these lines) that my article may have given the impression that I now think all

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Ten tips for frustrated servants

  • Peter (Pedro) Blowes
  • 1 August 2001

One of the most common experiences in the life of Christian service is not love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, or any other fruit of the Spirit; it's frustration. Sometimes this arises from ungodliness in the servant; sometimes it is a genuine response to a situation that makes you feel like

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