In my last post, I introduced this mini-series and tried to describe some of the pitfalls which can occur when a pastor attempts to do all (or nearly all) his ministry through his Sunday sermon. Like I said there, Sunday sermons are wonderful and essential and life-giving and edifying, but
One of the best gifts we have to help us process emotional pain is Psalms.
A cloud of perfect people might make me feel self-conscious. But a cloud of faithful witnesses who are just like me—that sustains me.
Our week-by-week plan will inevitably have to change on the fly as studies run long or nights get cancelled, but the planning we do at the start of the year is indispensable.
In Isaiah 62, God says he is on the move: “I will not keep silent because of Zion, and I will not keep still because of Jerusalem...” * He is going to do something big. A nation that is “deserted” and “desolate” will soon “be called My Delight is in
What do you think of when you hear the words ‘walk-up evangelism’ (WUE)? The high-pitched whine of a dentist’s drill? Let me tell you what I think of: I think of a 16-stone Turkish body builder outside King George V Hospital in December 2000. My first daughter Isabella had
There are lots of reasons why people find it hard to pray out loud in small groups. Maybe English isn’t their first language, or they’ve never prayed out loud before. It could be that they’ve just become a Christian and don’t know what to say. Some people are shy, or
It’s pretty clear that Christianity (in the West in particular) has lost serious ground in terms of respect, numbers and influence in our society and culture. Things have changed a lot in the last handful of decades. Where I live (in Sydney), it’s really difficult to talk to people about
Songs for the Cross Centred Life is a CD from Sovereign Grace Music featuring 14 cross centred songs including "Before the Throne", "I Will Glory in My Redeemer" and "Jesus, My Only hope". - This CD is no longer being Produced