The last things: Paul Helm talks to Peter Hastie

  • Peter Hastie
  • 13 December 2010

Professor Paul Helm visited Sydney recently to give some lectures at the Presbyterian Theological Centre as well as at conference at Moore College on the theology of John Calvin to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Calvin's birth. Professor Helm is a noted international scholar and author in the fields of

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Getting refocused on the return of Jesus

  • 1 December 2010

Most Christian people know they are supposed to believe in the return of Jesus, and yet, of the many Christian truths, this is the one we often sideline first. As we read Paul's letters to the Thessalonians we see at least four common distorted ways of thinking about this all-important

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Is the church still serious about heaven?

  • 1 December 2010

When my wife Emma and I made the decision to pursue further theological training in a different country, the theoretical date of departure lay some fourteen months in the future. Nevertheless, almost immediately, it began to affect our lives, from how we spent our time (applications for courses, etc.), how

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Talking with people from a Catholic background about Jesus

  • Mark Gilbert
  • 1 December 2010

When you finally receive the gospel, you can't help talking with other people about it. The Christians in Thessalonica had this experience: “For not only has the word of the Lord sounded forth from you in Macedonia and Achaia, but your faith in God has gone forth everywhere, so that

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Where the road begins

  • Tony Payne
  • 1 January 2011

I have always thought that I had a pretty good understanding of Roman Catholicism, not just of its history and doctrine, but of how Catholic people ‘tick’. Growing up as a non-Catholic at a Roman Catholic high school, all my mates were Catholic, all my teachers were Catholic, and all

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10 tips for faithful sleep-deprived living

  • 1 January 2011

Sleep is one of God's good gifts. Most of us chug though life without thinking much about it, which is usually a sign that we're getting enough. But for some of us, that blissful enjoyment of the half-regarded treasure we know as a ‘good night's sleep’ is shattered for some

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Why do non-Christians suffer?

  • 1 January 2011

As a Christian, suffering can be awful. We cry out to God from the depths of our pain. Yet what if you had no God to cry out to? What if you weren’t sure that there was anyone listening to your pleas? What if you didn’t know for certain that

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The shock of disunity

  • 1 January 2011

Christians regard unity as being of primary importance, reflecting a theme that runs through the Scriptures: unity is where God bestows his blessing (Ps 133); Christian unity testifies to Christ’s identity and his love for his church (John 17:23); unity in the church glorifies God (Rom 15:5-6); and we are

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Matters of interest

  • 1 February 2011

O Lord, who shall sojourn in your tent? Who shall dwell on your holy hill? He who walks blamelessly and does what is right … who does not put out his money at interest and does not take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never

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Three big questions for your small groups

  • Tony Payne
  • 1 February 2011

In recent months, Col Marshall and I have been running some workshops based on The Trellis and the Vine, and during the workshops we spent a bit of time talking about small groups—about why we have them (or don't), the part they normally play in church life, how we train

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