People love watching and talking about trends. Trends in the stock market, trends in prices, trends in culture, and also trends in churches. And apparently, the trend for churches in 2015 is not a good one. If the predictions are true, it looks like things are going downhill: Your
David McDonald wrestles with a vital, and for him, a very personal question: is there hope beyond cure?
Michael Raiter, the Director of the Centre for Biblical Preaching, unpacks the New Testament book of James.
Joe Davidson has an unusual child with a famous birthday...
Some recent articles in the Sydney Morning Herald have prompted a lot of discussion about domestic violence and its relationship to Christian teaching—especially complementarian teaching about submission in marriage ('Submission is a fraught mixed message for the church'). It has been suggested that complementarians shouldn’t be silent on these matters
Kim Hawtrey, evangelist and author, has put together this clear and helpful 'pocket' outline of what it means to be a Christian and how to become one—faithfully translated into Chinese using traditional characters. The Gospel is presented both through text and through a visual representation of the Bible's big story. The tract also includes concise answers to common questions, including "Is the Bible trust-worthy?"; "Is Christianity the only way to God?
There’s no question about it: as Christians, we are called to forgive. Forgiveness is in our spiritual DNA; it’s a trait of what we are. And what are we but children of God (1 John 3:1), who himself is characterized by mercy, grace, and forgiveness (Exod 34:6-7a)?
Michael Raiter surveys contemporary spiritualities, and addresses a range of important questions for Christians: What is true spirituality? If we were to meet a ‘truly spiritual' person, what would they look like? How do we respond biblically to our longing for spiritual intimacy?
9 interactive Bible studies for small groups and individuals on Luke 14–19.
Well-known Bible teacher and pastor David Jackman unpacks the book of 2 Corinthians.