Down-under round-up: 4 November 2015

  • Sandy Grant
  • 4 November 2015

Links from Sandy Grant on the reformation; the installation of a new bishop; the relationship between Christianity and words; thanking God for your normal, boring life; the last of the confessions of an angry pastor; and Os Guinness about Christian disagreement and the public square.

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The freedom of personal training

  • Di Warren
  • 20 November 2015

I used to think I had nothing in common with Michelle Bridges, certainly not in terms of carbohydrate intake or BMI. But after hearing Carmelina Read speak on training at the recent EQUIP Leaders Conference, I realized I was wrong.

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Still sick, but healed

  • Lauren Driscoll
  • 6 November 2015

A few weeks ago I had an interesting encounter with an older religious lady on our university campus. She noticed that my eyes and skin were discoloured by jaundice, and once I had explained the cause (a rare genetic condition that I’ve had from birth), she was filled with pity and told me that she would pray to her God for my healing.

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Are we using our memory for the glory of God?

  • Timothy Raymond
  • 3 November 2015

We don’t like to memorize stuff. We find it dull, painful, and pointless. Most of us would rather go to the dentist than spend 15 minutes working on memorizing something. Honestly, did any of you enjoy learning the times-tables in school? It’s rather laborious work.

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Profile of a reader: Laura Denny

  • Marty Sweeney
  • 28 February 2018

If you have any interest in reading, you’ve probably read at least one of the many excellent articles on how to read more. Then you become deflated, overwhelmed and drift back into being a half-engaged reader.

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Passing it on

  • David Mears
  • 13 August 2018

In our instruction of our children we need to make sure, even as we convey knowledge, that the deep and intensely personal aspects of our faith are communicated too.

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Cornelius: A great guy, but…

  • Peter Sholl
  • 16 October 2015

I’ve always loved Acts 10, the story of the divinely ordained meeting between Peter and Cornelius that unlocks the door for the gospel to go to the Gentiles. For a few years it has been one of my ‘go to’ passages when I am asked to speak on the topic of mission.

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Is it time to leave your church?

  • Ian Carmichael
  • 8 October 2015

It’s a word that drives just about any pastor to despair (although not necessarily because he sees it in his own heart and life). The word? Consumerism.

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Welcome to Vine Journal

  • Tony Payne
  • 5 October 2015

Tony Payne's introduction to what the Vine Journal is all about.

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Expecting to repent

  • James Chen
  • 15 August 2018

Are you surprised by your own sin?

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