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Why do non-Christians suffer?
- 1 January 2011
As a Christian, suffering can be awful. We cry out to God from the depths of our pain. Yet what if you had no God to cry out to? What if you weren’t sure that there was anyone listening to your pleas? What if you didn’t know for certain that
The shock of disunity
- 1 January 2011
Christians regard unity as being of primary importance, reflecting a theme that runs through the Scriptures: unity is where God bestows his blessing (Ps 133); Christian unity testifies to Christ’s identity and his love for his church (John 17:23); unity in the church glorifies God (Rom 15:5-6); and we are
The last things: Paul Helm talks to Peter Hastie
- Peter Hastie •
- 13 December 2010
Professor Paul Helm visited Sydney recently to give some lectures at the Presbyterian Theological Centre as well as at conference at Moore College on the theology of John Calvin to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Calvin's birth. Professor Helm is a noted international scholar and author in the fields of
Two ways to change a culture
- Tony Payne •
- 1 December 2010
How do you change the culture of a church?We talked about this question quite a bit at the ‘Trellis and Vine Workshops’ that Col Marshall and I had the privilege of leading recently in the US. It was an issue that many of the pastors at the workshops felt keenly.Take
Diary of a ministry apprentice (Part 6): November-December 2008
- Guan Un •
- 1 December 2010
Guan Un, wearer of glasses, drinker of coffee, husband of M.,1 was an apprentice in the ministry training strategy (MTS) in 2008 at the University of New South Wales. In the previous instalment, Guan compared how success is measured in life and in ministry, and pondered taking on another year
Getting refocused on the return of Jesus
- 1 December 2010
Most Christian people know they are supposed to believe in the return of Jesus, and yet, of the many Christian truths, this is the one we often sideline first. As we read Paul's letters to the Thessalonians we see at least four common distorted ways of thinking about this all-important
Is the church still serious about heaven?
- 1 December 2010
When my wife Emma and I made the decision to pursue further theological training in a different country, the theoretical date of departure lay some fourteen months in the future. Nevertheless, almost immediately, it began to affect our lives, from how we spent our time (applications for courses, etc.), how
Talking with people from a Catholic background about Jesus
- Mark Gilbert •
- 1 December 2010
When you finally receive the gospel, you can't help talking with other people about it. The Christians in Thessalonica had this experience: “For not only has the word of the Lord sounded forth from you in Macedonia and Achaia, but your faith in God has gone forth everywhere, so that
Who made God? by Edgar Andrews
- 1 November 2010
Who made God? Searching for a theory of everything Edgar Andrews EP Books, Darlington, 2009, 304pp. It is a common belief that science and religion are locked in an eternal conflict, from which science will eventually emerge victorious—if it hasn’t already. In Who made God? Edgar Andrews, Emeritus Professor
The hope of biblical peacemaking as a response to the challenge of conflict
- 1 November 2010
The word ‘conflict‘ strikes us hard.It evokes an involuntary ‘gut level‘ reaction deep within us, perhaps of pain, or danger or fear. It speaks to us of relationships that won't heal, of people who won't listen, of wounds never acknowledged, of conduct never discussed. It may be an extreme situation
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