Married life was typical. It was filled with good times and hard times as the challenges of family set in. He was very open about seeking help and exploring new support groups, and so I thought he was progressing. So it came as a complete shock when he said, “There's something I need to talk to you about. Yesterday I did something really bad.”
Can we assume that the churches of the New Testament were real Christian churches, lacking nothing essential? If so, what could we ‘lop off’ our current practice of church life and still have a genuine Christian assembly (or ‘church’)?
In Matthew 11:14, Jesus recalls the promise in Malachi 4:5, and names John the Baptist as the Elijah who was to come. If Jesus is the one who comes after John the Baptist, can we draw a parallel to the one who came after Elijah? If John is Elijah, does
This very readable book explores the core beliefs of Islam as well as the main varieties of Islamic groups, and how Islamic beliefs challenge our Western secularism. (ebook)
Essays interacting with John Dickson's "Hearing Her Voice". Ebook file download. Release date: 5 May 2014.
Here’s how we are going to pray for the families of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran at our church this Sunday. Feel free to use or adapt for your church context. We will finish our time of prayer by singing the song that Andrew and Myuran were singing as
I find myself saying, “Yes, you can do some more scary and exciting walk-up evangelism… but could you please not do it now?”
I recently attended the EQUIP Women Leaders Conference . It was a fantastic time of discussion and discovery. I had several ‘light bulb’ moments… and one moment of despair.
Good spiritual discussions excite us. It is understandable that we are eager to get to them with others at church. With the best intentions we want to encourage each other, spur one another on and remind others of biblical truths. But in trying to achieve this important task,