Vine Journal
- 23 September 2015
Vine Journal features longer articles and essays that convey the best of cross-centred theological thinking, applied to real-world evangelical ministry.
Confessions of a (more recent) bibliophile
- Timothy Raymond •
- 13 December 2017
Should every Christian aspire to be a bibliophile? Only if every Christian desires to be increasingly conformed to the image of Christ.
How to talk to strangers
- Karen Beilharz •
- 18 December 2017
A stranger is a human being—created in the image of God with all the weaknesses and foibles of fallen humanity. It means that, in a way, there’s nothing to be afraid of: this person is like you.
The Bible is a wilderness, not a garden: Lessons from Donald Robinson
- Rory Shiner •
- 10 April 2019
Robinson was the consummate curious and humble 'guest' of the Bible. His powers of observation lead him to see sometimes startling and uncomfortable features in the biblical landscape.
Everyone already knows: A chapter from Wisdom in Leadership
- Craig Hamilton •
- 17 September 2015
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.
How to measure ‘fruit’ in your ministry
- Hannah Ploegstra •
- 14 September 2015
In a previous post, I proposed regarding the analogy of the vine (John 15) that we sometimes mistake our leaves for fruit, thinking that if we’re “getting involved” in ministry, we’re producing fruit. But ministry activities are just leaves—an essential part of the health of our ‘branch’, but not what makes God’s mouth water. Leaves aren’t yummy to him; fruit is.
How to love visiting church members in hospital
- Timothy Raymond •
- 20 December 2017
I’ve learned to do a few simple, specific things that have transformed hospital visitation from a labourious drudgery into a true means of grace—both for the person I’m visiting and for my own soul.
Wealth despite faithlessness: the tragedy of the prosperity gospel
- Nathan Dempsey •
- 13 May 2019
The great travesty of the prosperity gospel is that, if we embrace it, it can lead us to believe we’re being faithful to God when we aren’t.
Keeping the cross front and centre
- Philip Griffin •
- 8 September 2015
Recently I was talking with a neighbour about church, and he asked me “So what is church all about?” He was curious, and wanted to know what I think is central to what we believe, sing about, pray about and how we relate to one another.
Disciple-making ministry when you're in pain
- Pete Bayliss and Dave Cochrane •
- 15 September 2015
This is the story of two men who decided to keep sharing the gospel in the face of personal tragedy.
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