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When life’s Donne
- Paul Grimmond •
- 1 March 2009
No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main; if a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friend’s
For us or against us? Working out who to work with
- Guan Un •
- 1 March 2009
Scene: A chaplaincy in a modern university. We can tell by the boxes of brightly coloured Christian shirts stacked untidily in one corner, and the wobbly bookshelf with an assortment of Christian books, Bibles, tracts and flyers for the Christian group. There’s also a desk with an old computer. RICHARD is
Review: "The Discipline of Spiritual Discernment" by Tim Challies
- 1 March 2009
The Discipline of Spiritual Discernment Tim Challies Crossway Books, Wheaton, 2007, 208pp. Here is an exercise for you: open your purse or wallet and remove a banknote. Now rub it between your fingers. Look closely at the various markings. Hold it up to the light. Is
Preaching the gospel from Ruth
- Gordon Cheng •
- 1 March 2009
Five Festal Garments: Christian Reflections on the Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes and Esther Barry Webb Inter-Varsity Press, Leicester, 2000, pp. 192. The book of Ruth is an unlikely love story, but it is also much more. Gordon Cheng speaks to Dr Barry Webb, Research Fellow
Engaging with Barth
- 1 March 2009
Engaging with Barth: Contemporary Evangelical Critiques Edited by David Gibson and Daniel Strange UK edition: Apollos, Nottingham, 2008, 416pp. US edition: T&T Clark, New York, 2009, 408pp. www.engagingwithbarth.com While reading this selection of essays, I've also been reading the prophet Jeremiah. Both are stretching, edifying
‘Just how sovereign is God?’ and ‘Doing little things well’
- 1 March 2009
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Worldly passions, holy affections: How to cultivate a discerning mind
- 1 March 2009
In Briefing #366's first feature article "Do not judge", Stephen Liggins points out that while judging others is condemned in the Bible, discernment is encouraged. But how do we go about gaining it, and how can we encourage our fellow Christians to grow in it too? With a little help
The ethics of a balanced life
- 1 March 2009
Should we be extreme or should we be balanced? You know what I mean by ‘balanced’: be generous, but not too generous; take Christ seriously, but don’t be a religious fanatic; tell the truth, but not to a fault, and so on. This approach is as old, at least,
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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