The cross preacher
- Tony Payne •
- 2 June 2015
“You can’t be a cross preacher and appear wise to the world.” This was the provocative line I jotted down about halfway through Phil Colgan’s address at the Nexus 2015 conference. I’m pretty sure, by the way, that ‘cross preacher’ was my abbreviation for ‘a preacher whose sermons are
I now pronounce you more mature in Christ
- Chris Drombetta •
- 8 June 2015
I want to let you in on a little secret that exists among Christian pastors. We don’t like premarital counselling.
MiniZine: Facing Depression Together (PDF Download)
- Paul Grimmond
This 'MiniZine' helps you think about and discuss together the increasingly important topic of depression.
A day of small idols
- Jean Williams •
- 5 June 2015
I was standing near a group of school mums, waiting for my kids to come out of school, when I overheard this one-sided conversation: “It’s my island bench! I’ve always wanted one! It’s mine. Mine! “The new kitchen goes nearly the whole length of the house. There was this
Guidance on how to be a man
- Peter Sholl •
- 29 May 2015
Warning: this post contains an obvious conclusion, but read on anyway! I am a 40-something Christian man. I am married, and at the moment I live in Australia (although I usually live in Mexico). I enjoy the cricket, can cook a good steak, and will happily go to the
From one mum to another: Living in a Miley Cyrus world
- Di Warren •
- 28 May 2015
“I’m my own person… I go to the beat of my own drum.” -Miley Cyrus If you’re like me, then you feel concerned about the constant unhealthy messages that our daughters get about their bodies. It seems they are under a lot more pressure than we were at their age,
Down-under round-up: 27 May 2015
- Sandy Grant •
- 27 May 2015
Issue of the week Neil Foster, Associate Professor of Law at Newcastle University, continues updating us on Schools, Scripture, Banning of Books and Sexual Orthodoxy, examining the merits of the objections stated to the now-marginalized Christian views on sex. He argues that “students are entitled to hear points of view at
The upside-down cross
- Tony Payne •
- 19 May 2015
The recent Nexus Conference on ‘Crucified Ministry’ left me with a notebook full of scribbled thoughts and insights from a richly stimulating and encouraging day. Over the next few days, as we post video of the three main morning addresses at the conference, I’ll be reflecting on a key point
The art of biblical interpretation: Not just like any book
- John McClean •
- 15 May 2015
If you visit GoThereFor then you almost certainly regard reading the Bible as an important activity. You are probably involved in helping other people read and understand it. You think that reading the Bible well matters. This is the first in a series of articles that will look at how
Where to look for God
- Tony Payne •
- 26 May 2015
Would it be possible to have the cross of Christ plastered all over your church, talked about often, celebrated in festivals, sung about weekly... but still to have a church that was essentially ignorant of the cross and its power? Martin Luther’s vigorous "yes!" to this question was at the
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