Down-under round-up: 22 July 2015

  • Sandy Grant
  • 22 July 2015

Catch up on the Christian news and thought of the week. This week: the revelation of the sale of body parts from aborted infants; church planting that distracts from evangelism; prayers for the tempted and wayward; points for protecting a marriage.

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Six myths of discipleship

  • Colin Marshall
  • 13 April 2015

Myth 1: Discipleship is a second stage of Christian experience, after conversion. You can be a Christian but not a disciple. Many people think of discipleship as what happens after conversion. They think that it’s only after someone becomes a Christian that they ‘disciple’ them, by training them in the

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Song of Solomon (Matthias Bible Guide)

  • Kamina Wüst
  • 7 March 2024

Old Testament scholar Kamina Wüst takes us deep inside the Song of Solomon, a mysterious, evocative and sometimes neglected part of Scripture.

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The problem with personal Bible reading

  • Kirsten McKinlay
  • 6 November 2017

In this age of authenticity, for something to have meaning, to be helpful in me realizing my humanity, it often needs to be done alone.

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Down-under round-up: 27 May 2015

  • Sandy Grant
  • 27 May 2015

Issue of the week Neil Foster, Associate Professor of Law at Newcastle University, continues updating us on Schools, Scripture, Banning of Books and Sexual Orthodoxy, examining the merits of the objections stated to the now-marginalized Christian views on sex. He argues that “students are entitled to hear points of view at

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The Lord's Prayer—Part B

  • Ian Carmichael
  • 18 July 2018

Are you familiar with Part B of the Lord’s Prayer?

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On good and bad evangelism

  • Sandy Grant
  • 1 June 2015

‘Proselytism’ is on the nose in our allegedly tolerant world, increasingly proscribed or restricted by law or administrative policy. Mostly the word is left undefined, open to great subjectivity. Some think of it merely as seeking to persuade others of the merits of a religion, with a view to

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Conservative Christian politics, violence, and Habakkuk

  • Tim Escott
  • 17 July 2017

When it comes to Christian ethics, the connection to violence is often politically fraught.

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Living with the Underworld

  • Peter Bolt
  • 16 October 2009

Evil spirits. Demons. Ghosts. Magic. Satan. Do these words speak of a frightening spiritual reality? Or are they the silly remnants of a more superstitious age? (160 pages)

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A powerful expression of church

  • Chris Green
  • 20 February 2014

WAVE is extraordinary—and as far as I know, unique. At least in London. And I should underline that as the new pastor of this church I take absolutely no credit for what I’m about to tell you. WAVE stands for We’re All Valued Equally, and it’s an unusual church.

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