Prayer from God’s children to our heavenly Father is never wasted. Every prayer is heard, and we “ought always to pray” (Luke 18:1-8). Throughout Scripture, though, I have noticed that, whilst individual prayer is vital and significant in the life of each believer, it’s when Christians gather together to pray that God chooses to intervene.
'The Swedish Method' translated into Italian.
Just as in the big cities, people in small towns need to hear and respond to the good news of Jesus. Here are some tips for any Christian living in a small community, and then some thoughts for those who are pastoring a church.
Vine Journal features longer articles and essays that convey the best of cross-centred theological thinking, applied to real-world evangelical ministry.
Pastoral care flows out of God’s grace and the Christian love and integrity which should follow. Being must come before doing.
Getting people to read their Bibles, and keeping Christians connected, is a great challenge across large distances and for people who are unable to access good Bible teaching.
It is impossible for a human to achieve perfection in this life, to hold ourselves together and live totally devoid of sin.
Craig Glassock explains how God used a letter from a suffering saint to help him cling to Christ.
As we face the reality of our flaws and weaknesses, most of us will employ some common strategies. We will hide our weaknesses, minimize them, or deny them. We pretend they don’t exist. We don’t talk about them, we don’t acknowledge them, and we try our best to ignore them.