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Interview: 30 years of Matthias Media

  • Ian Carmichael
  • 7 June 2018

We began with two goals. The first goal was to encourage churches to hold the line on biblical convictions, and to think through the shape of ministry that flows from those biblical convictions. The second goal was to produce resources that would help those churches to implement that type of ministry.

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Defend your body with the word

  • Karen Beilharz
  • 4 June 2018

Every day, I need to keep fighting to see myself the way God sees me—to see my reflection in his word instead of between the covers of a glossy magazine.

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What is the role of culture and culturalism in evangelism?

  • Phillip Jensen
  • 30 May 2018

Is evangelizing a post-Christian multicultural nation any different to evangelizing a Christian monocultural nation—and if so, how?

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Is Ecclesiastes too depressing to read?

  • Darren Waters
  • 28 May 2018

Readers often forget that this book exists to teach us about God, not just about life without God.

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Reading into discipleship: Sharing words

  • Laura Denny
  • 23 May 2018

Is writing out and sending quotations from a good book containing biblical truth considered discipleship?

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When a team grows too big to be everyone’s friend

  • Mikey Lynch
  • 21 May 2018

There is less affection and trust. It’s harder for us to be persuasive to each other and easier for us to misunderstand, annoy or hurt each other. It’s a little easier for them to not want to submit to my instructions, and a little easier for me to be suspicious of a more distant team member.

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Let their books raise the questions

  • Tim Horn
  • 16 May 2018

After finding that the ‘direct approach’ to sharing the gospel was no longer being met with polite (or even impolite) interest, Tim Horn tried a new tack with his friends.

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Review: Six lessons on holiness from Thomas Watson

  • Cassie Watson
  • 14 May 2018

If you want to take the business of holiness seriously (and you should), read the works of any notable Puritan writer. These 17th-century Christians understood that living God’s way is not a burden but the path to true and lasting pleasure.

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Everyone needs (to be) a parent

  • Jane Tooher
  • 10 May 2018

God has given us brothers and sisters in Christ. Sometimes they have been a disciple of Jesus for longer than us, and provide mature, wise guidance and example. They become, in a very important sense, spiritual parents.

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How to continue steadfastly in prayer at growth group

  • Ian Carmichael
  • 7 May 2018

Sometimes prayer seems like a joy. But quite often it doesn’t; it feels like hard work and it is tempting to skip it. That’s why Colossians 4:2 is such a useful reminder.

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