It is impossible for a human to achieve perfection in this life, to hold ourselves together and live totally devoid of sin.
Who’s had the most influence on your Christian development?
Can we assume that the churches of the New Testament were real Christian churches, lacking nothing essential? If so, what could we ‘lop off’ our current practice of church life and still have a genuine Christian assembly (or ‘church’)?
Most of us would prefer not to think about what happens to the dead when they are in the grave. Hannah Ploegstra argues why this is necessary for truly grasping what Christ has done for us.
In this lealet, Paul Grimmond makes three telling points in response to an aggressive 'New Atheism' that is sweeping the Western world.
This is different to the question “Can Catholics be Christian?”, to which the answer would be a hearty yes! This question looks at the fundamental teachings of the Catholic Church and compares them to those of Protestants and asks if we are talking about the same thing.
Is there a God? And perhaps more to the point, if there is a God, what real difference will it make to my life? These are the most basic and universal of questions, and yet we don't usually take much time to think about them. In Naked God, former lawyer Martin Ayers provides an opportunity for the reader to do just that: to ask the awkward questions, to sift through the evidence, and to get to the truth about God. Naked God is an ideal book to persuade a non-Christian of their need to become a Christian, and will strengthen the faith of those who are already believers.
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.
SOLD OUT - FRONT: Oh holy night! INSIDE: (RHS) Oh holy night! The stars are brightly shining, it is the night of the dear Saviour's birth. (LHS) The text of Luke, chapter 2, verses 8 to 14. Pack of 10 cards with envelopes.
The ‘infertilty club’ is not an exclusive one. It has many members from all walks of life, even though no-one wants to join it. But As Mike and Pip Taylor discovered, finding themselves in this unwelcome club taught them profound lessons they would never have learned otherwise.