How are institutional responses to child abuse affecting your faith?
- Mark Gilbert •
- 27 July 2015
The Royal Commission will certainly challenge people’s trust in the institution of the Church, whether that be Catholic, Anglican or otherwise. And that is not a bad thing, if, instead of to the Church, we are able to point people’s trust toward the promises of Jesus and him alone.
Reading into discipleship: Knowing vs knowing of God
- Kirsten McKinlay •
- 19 February 2018
Do you ever feel a sense of guilt or embarrassment when someone mentions one of the great Christian classic works and you’ve never even looked at it?
Small and cute opportunities for evangelism
- Rachel Macdonald •
- 1 April 2019
I am very visible to my neighbours. Every time they stop to wave at my daughter, I find out a little bit more about them, and they about me.
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.
When sacrifice isn't really sacrifice
- Ian Carmichael •
- 20 July 2015
Romans 12:1 is often used as the go-to verse to back-up the challenge to be fully committed as a Christian. To give up my ambitions, and really make sacrifices for the sake of God. But as I was reading Romans 6 it struck me that reading 12:1 this way is probably misreading it and unhelpful.
Why we don’t ask God for things—and why we should
- Jean Williams •
- 17 July 2015
Nothing is too trivial for me to pray about, from the common cold to parking spots. But I often forget to ask for things that really matter, from big things like the growth of God’s kingdom to little things like daily help with my anxieties and ungodliness.
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.
The Christian passport
- Phillip Jensen •
- 14 July 2015
Passports are really important. You can’t enter the kingdom of heaven with the wrong one. You can’t use anybody else’s passport. You have to have your own. It must be current. It must not be a fake or forgery. It must be recognised by the government. Without the right passport there is no entry into God’s kingdom.
Biblical recruitment: Cross-shaped servants
- Peter Tong •
- 13 July 2015
If the human-centered approach to serving in church doesn’t happen to be the one you want to foster, then perhaps you could try these tips for encouraging a cross-shaped mindset for ministry.
Calling to ministry
- Tim Grant •
- 3 July 2015
Regularly when I sit down with someone, they’ll use the phrase ‘called to ministry’. I don’t have a dislike of this phrase, it can be very useful—only when most people use it, it isn’t.
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