What should I pray for people—adored yet adrift, loved but lost—as I think about wanting to see them come to know Jesus? How will the (humanly) impossible ever happen?
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.
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.
Issue of the week As I said last week, the Australian marriage debate has heated up, with legislation for same-sex marriage introduced into Federal Parliament. Among the stack of articles published by Christians here and abroad, here’s my pick. Firstly, 'Six initial thoughts on the gay marriage debate’, by Nigel
Childhood is not too early to teach complex theological ideas; it's a fundamental time! This short video will help you get the concept of sin across to children.
A short encouragement to think in a uniquely Christian way about sickness and suffering.
The Roman Catholic Church considers itself to be the centre of, not just Christian unity, but world unity. That after all is what the word Catholic means: according to the whole. Yet many things the Catholic Church does result in great division.
Who could possibly be in a better position than a Christian to live modestly, humbly, generously; who could be in a better position to consume less, to put self aside and care for others?
J is for Jesus is a new album of fun songs for pre-schoolers and lower-primary aged kids. Led by Karen Pang (from ABC's Play School), the Emu kids band helps little kids to sing about the joy of praising Jesus.
Jean Williams takes a look at a book that is helpful to both men and women for improving the way that they read and understand the Bible.