Sandy Grant's reads of the week include a program to help you share the gospel at work, things that encourages church visitors, the idol of sports for parents, plus a reflection on a proposed anti-bullying program.
One of Australia's foremost evangelists, John Chapman, introduces readers to the Jesus he has loved and served for over 50 years. He explains what a Christian is, how to become a Christian and how to begin a new life through Jesus. As a general purpose evangelistic book for giving away, A Fresh Start has proven highly effective over many years.
Shining a monthly spotlight on a ministry that we thank God for. We love seeing different ministries striving to train people in discipleship and gospel leadership, especially where this training isn’t happening often. That’s why this month we are shining the spotlight on an Australian ministry, Blue Collar Ministry
"Do we have to forgive people who aren't sorry?" How would you respond? Our instinct can be to rush in with some kind of ‘yes/no’ answer. What we may fail to do is consider whether or not answering the question as asked is the most helpful response.
When it comes to measuring our performance in exam season, we all have different standards. But what standard should we aim for as followers of Jesus?
How do we disagree with each other? If you’ve been around any church for more than 12 months you’ll know that there are many disagreements. Sometimes these are fairly small and trivial. In every church I’ve ever been in there’s been an argument about the colour or type of the furnishings. And the carpet is a small issue compared with some of the wider ones that impact on life, like who Jesus is, how God saves, and other major doctrinal truths.
For over 25 years, the late Dr Broughton Knox's classic work of theology, The Everlasting God, has helped many Christians to carefully examine the profoundly important subject of the character of God. (ebook)
I’m worried about the language and concepts of the human resources world being applied to churches and pastors. I hear questions like: What do we do with underperforming pastors who are not growing the church? Are we reinforcing their sense of entitlement by accepting and rewarding underperformance?
With the 2016 Australian federal election just around the corner and same-sex marriage being such a hot button issue, Sandy Grant explains why the classic view of marriage is worth defending.
If I hear one more person—or myself—groan “I’m soooo busy”, I think I might explode. Or wilt. That gripe is getting really boring. Worse, I fear we are groaning about something that’s good.