Talking about sin

  • Jennie Baddeley
  • 30 November 2015

How do we talk to each other about our sin? I think the answer to that question comes from how we think about our sin and about each other, and about what it is that Jesus has done for us.

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Loving other women: 12 disciplines of genuine love

  • David Martin
  • 24 September 2018

How can men in full-time ministry, charged with the responsibility of leading God’s people, love the women in the church or group they lead?

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So I've read Trellis and Vine. What now?

  • Marty Sweeney
  • 11 September 2013

In this 11 minute video, Tony Payne (Publishing Director) and Marty Sweeney (North American Ministry Director) talk about the practicalities of growing a culture of disciple-making in your church. In other words, answering the question: "I've read 'The Trellis and the Vine'. What do I do now?" [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zS8FcUSONg]

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The art of biblical interpretation: Inspiration and interaction

  • John McClean
  • 6 July 2015

The third in this series on reading the Bible well. This time John looks at how knowing that God's word is his changes how we approach it.

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Where to find food

  • Hannah Ploegstra
  • 20 June 2014

Nearly every nature documentary has a scene in which mama takes her babies out of the den in the spring and teaches them how to find food. There they go, across the tundra or desert or mountain (whatever the case may be), in search of food. When the babies are

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Too different or not enough?

  • Adrian Russell
  • 4 November 2013

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

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Prayer meetings... sort of

  • Chris Drombetta
  • 22 November 2013

One of the first things I do on Monday mornings (or most mornings for that matter) is check my iPhone calendar. A few weeks ago, the glowing brick told me that I had more than twenty meetings on the schedule for the week in question. I suppose that number could

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Hope Beyond Cure (ebook: .epub or Kindle .mobi files)

  • David McDonald
  • 12 December 2013

David McDonald wrestles with a vital, and for him, a very personal question: is there hope beyond cure?

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Jesus on Trial

  • Kel Richards
  • 16 October 2009

Taking the analogy of a court case, Jesus on Trial demonstrates that the evidence for the resurrection satisfies our most stringent requirements of truth. The reader is in the position of juror, and is challenged to make a decision on the evidence as it is presented clearly and plainly by Kel.

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Why evangelistic courses are like a good joke

  • Stephen Liggins
  • 19 February 2016

I have a theory—admittedly it’s a little controversial, but I still think it holds good. It concerns jokes. In my opinion, jokes have a life-cycle of three stages. Stage 1 covers the first few times you tell it; it’s extremely funny, and you’re the life of the party. Stage 2 covers those situations where you continue to tell that same joke, and it all starts to get a bit boring.

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