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Redundant prayer?

  • 1 March 2009

The Church of England in the UK has released a prayer for those who have been made redundant (along with other prayers for people affected in other ways by the financial crisis).[1. http://www.cofe.anglican.org/prayers]. It has been fascinating to hear various clergy on the radio here in the UK answer the question

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Bible resistance

  • Lionel Windsor
  • 1 March 2009

This is a public health warning for the attention of all those involved in the cure of souls. A particularly insidious threat to spiritual wellbeing has been identified, and we need your help to eradicate it. The phenomenon has been dubbed ‘Bible resistance’. Those most at risk are Christians who

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Do not judge!

  • 1 March 2009

What do you think is the best known verse in the Bible? Without a second thought, most of us would say John 3:16: “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life”. Almost every Christian

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Censorship, art and pornography

  • Phillip Jensen
  • 1 March 2009

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Cold Turkish evangelism

  • Ben Pfahlert
  • 1 February 2009

The phrase ‘walk-up evangelism’ stirs up, in most Christians, feelings of dread. But, as Ben Pfahlert points out, at the heart of all evangelism lies extremely good news. What do you think of when you hear the words ‘walk-up evangelism’ (WUE)? The high-pitched whine of a dentist’s drill? Let

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Review: "The Gospel and Personal Evangelism" by Mark Dever

  • 1 February 2009

The Gospel and Personal Evangelism Mark Dever Crossway, Wheaton, 2007, 128pp. There is much to commend about The Gospel and Personal Evangelism. It is warm, engaging and theologically accurate, and it left me encouraged to speak to friends about Jesus. However, it also left me with questions about

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Son of encouragement

  • Tony Payne
  • 1 February 2009

In late 2003, when we were talking to Gordon Cheng about coming to work at Matthias Media, I remember asking him casually about how many of our resources he had used in his many years of ministry up to that point.“Oh, not many”, Gordon replied with his usual unembarrassed chuckle.

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Sunday school gone postal

  • 1 February 2009

I’m the children’s worker at St Mark’s Anglican Church in Oakhurst, in Sydney’s western suburbs. I don’t see my role as a job; I see it as a wonderful God-given opportunity to support the other people in our children’s ministry team and to share the gospel with people in my

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Christian ministry and normal Christians

  • Tony Payne
  • 1 February 2009

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A truly reformed pastor

  • 1 February 2009

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