Refusing the ‘me first’ marriage: Ten things I’ve learned in ten years of marriage

  • Mike Taylor
  • 9 November 2020

Marriage is a gift from God. It is a blessing. But it is also a tool God uses for our sanctification. As it is with the most valuable diamonds, strong and joyful marriages take time and are often forged through great pressure.

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The gospel opportunities of English teaching

  • Sandy Grant
  • 10 August 2017

It can be hard for Christian pastors, whose full-time job is dominated by contact with Christians, to meet non-Christians, but it dawned on me that one of the best options I had was right on-site.

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Vine Journal

  • 23 September 2015

Vine Journal features longer articles and essays that convey the best of cross-centred theological thinking, applied to real-world evangelical ministry.

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Persuasion: the right stuff

  • Stephen Liggins
  • 18 May 2016

Persuasion can be a useful tool for gospel proclamation. But what sorts of persuasive methods are open to Christians? Stephen Liggins offers some suggestions from the Book of Acts.

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Nicodemus and seeing the kingdom

  • Ian Carmichael
  • 1 July 2019

The trouble with familiar passages of Scripture is that you stop reading them because you think you know what they say.

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Disciple-making ministry when you're in pain

  • Pete Bayliss and Dave Cochrane
  • 15 September 2015

This is the story of two men who decided to keep sharing the gospel in the face of personal tragedy.

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Down-under round-up: 2 December 2015

  • Sandy Grant
  • 2 December 2015

Sandy Grant's links on terrorism, evangelism, society's thoughts on Christians, ideas for students on holidays, doctrine, and reflections from a long-serving pastor.

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Let your yes be no

  • Mike Leite
  • 13 November 2015

Now, before you rightly rebuke me for misquoting Jesus and James, let me explain what I mean by “let your yes be no”. I think too often in ministry, be it paid or lay, we automatically say yes to things instead of saying no. While this isn’t always a bad thing, it does become a major problem when we too easily become doers for Christ instead of followers of Christ.

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Reading into discipleship: Reading while you wait

  • Laura Denny
  • 3 April 2019

Seemingly small chunks of time add up, and I get quality reading done when I take advantage of them.

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We need a new finance & operations manager—is it you?

  • Tony Payne
  • 16 December 2015

We’re looking for a key person to join our Sydney-based management team.

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