Down-under round-up: 29 July 2015

  • Sandy Grant
  • 29 July 2015

Summaries and links for further reading on the commodification of the body parts of aborted babies, the invitation to "come as you are", and how to win by not arguing.

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Sometimes work is just hard!

  • Mike Leite
  • 28 January 2016

Currently the Christian blogosphere is abounding in pieces about Christians and their secular work. The majority of these articles are written in order to help the Christian think deliberately about their day-to-day work and how it fits within God’s plan for their lives. While these pieces can be helpful (and others theologically questionable!), it seems to me the majority of them are overly positive about work.

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Normal human being evangelism

  • Tim Zulker
  • 3 December 2013

So, being affectionately desirous of you, we were ready to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own selves, because you had become very dear to us. (1 Thessalonians 2:8) Have you ever found yourself in the dreaded Evangelism Zone?

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What personality tests can't do

  • Jean Williams
  • 4 September 2015

I love personality tests. That’s not surprising, because people with my personality type enjoy self-analysis. My husband, on the other hand, dislikes personality tests. Yet he still uses them in ministry training because he appreciates how useful they can be in helping people understand themselves and others a little better.

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Help your home group grow closer together

  • Tara Sing
  • 11 September 2014

Home groups start off as a bunch of strangers gathering together to read the Bible, but the hope is that they will grow to be more. Our ideal home groups are places where people care for one another, they are open and honest with each other and they do

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Down-under round-up: 2 December 2015

  • Sandy Grant
  • 2 December 2015

Sandy Grant's links on terrorism, evangelism, society's thoughts on Christians, ideas for students on holidays, doctrine, and reflections from a long-serving pastor.

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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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The Essence of Darwinism (PDF)

  • Kirsten Birkett
  • 1 March 2010

Dr Kirsten Birkett considers the frequently asked questions about Darwinism. She takes a fresh look at the controversy by getting behind the surface disputes to look at what is really being argued over. This is a PDF download.

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Making Friends

  • Murray Campbell
  • 19 June 2015

Yes, I’ve watched The Lego Movie... Its famous song touches on something that we know intuitively to be true: working together, being part of a team, having someone to rely on and trust, is a good thing.

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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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