The frustration of forgetting

  • Hannah Ploegstra
  • 24 July 2014

The word of God is like a seed that goes into the soil of our hearts and produces a crop (Mark 4). Those of us who work hard to plant that seed through memorization hope to see God multiply it thirty, sixty, or even a hundred times. So it’s kind

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Down-under round-up: 25 November 2015

  • Sandy Grant
  • 25 November 2015

Sandy Grant's links on Islamic extremism, advertising prayer, and improving holiday conversations.

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kipepeo

  • Cathy Sampson
  • 25 November 2013

10 tracks from Cathy Sampson. All money raised goes to support the kipepeo project in East Africa.

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The Everlasting God (ebook: .epub or Kindle .mobi files)

  • DB Knox
  • 2 November 2012

For over 25 years, the late Dr Broughton Knox's classic work of theology, The Everlasting God, has helped many Christians to carefully examine the profoundly important subject of the character of God. (ebook)

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Amos (Matthias Bible Guide)

  • Jeremy Meeks
  • 2 April 2026

Experienced Bible teacher and ministry trainer Jeremy Meeks unpacks the Old Testament book of Amos.

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Christianity: A Pocket Guide (French translation)

  • Kim Hawtrey
  • 16 October 2009

Kim Hawtrey, evangelist and author, has put together this clear and helpful 'pocket' outline of what it means to be a Christian and how to become one—faithfully translated into French. The Gospel is presented both through text and through a visual representation of the Bible's big story. The tract also includes concise answers to common questions, including "Is the Bible trust-worthy?"; "Is Christianity the only way to God?

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Down-under round-up: 15 July 2015

  • Sandy Grant
  • 15 July 2015

Important reads on Aboriginal evangelists, the pitfalls and positives of pastoring a small church, temptations when discipling, music and discernment, and liberalism.

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Reflections on Pastoral Counseling: Understanding the Christian Life

  • Stephen Leston
  • 23 January 2014

I have been thinking a lot about counseling lately. I suppose as we move to the post-Christmas season people tend to get a little depressed. When they get down they tend to fight with family members. When they fight with family members they tend to call me. Somehow people want

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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.

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Persuasion is not (necessarily) a dirty word

  • Stephen Liggins
  • 6 April 2016

Because people are generally suspicious of religious persuasion, we may be tempted to leave it out in our evangelism. Stephen Liggins argues why that may not necessarily be a good thing.

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