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Surprisingly useful advice on friendship

  • Laura Denny
  • 30 September 2019

I’m reluctant to admit just how long it took before I was able to acknowledge that these “too basic to be helpful” lessons were making a noticeable difference in how I thought, acted and communicated in my friendships.

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The apprentice’s miracle

  • Phillip Jensen
  • 23 July 1998

Fred was an old man when he told me the story of his miracle.

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Practical tips for sharing the gospel with a stranger

  • Mike Taylor
  • 16 September 2019

I try to set time aside every couple of weeks to walk up to strangers and share the same powerful gospel that saved me. Many Christians want to do this but lack confidence, so here are some practical tips from my own experience.

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To travel or not to travel

  • Stephen Liggins
  • 9 September 2019

Despite what many people say, you don’t have to travel! It is not a need or a right, something to which you are entitled.

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Rightly handling the word of truth: How to teach the Bible to children

  • Alison Mitchell
  • 1 November 2007

Because the Bible is God’s inspired word, it’s important to treat it carefully when teaching it to others. But how does this apply to children’s ministry?

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Am I serving others with how I post photos?

  • Pip Taylor
  • 26 August 2019

If as Christians all we have to share online is how great or memorable parenthood or our children are, it’s not helpful for us or others.

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Ideas for prayer in small groups

  • Richard Sweatman
  • 19 August 2019

The fanciest theological prayer is no better than the simple cry for help. Having said that, our small group prayer could often be more open, more God-centred, more wise and so on.

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Living by the Bible, together

  • Tim Roediger
  • 12 August 2019

Personal meditation on God’s word is commended in the Bible, but it talks far more frequently about speaking God’s word to each other than it does about studying God’s word alone.

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Allowing God to lead your emotional healing

  • Ruth Baker
  • 5 August 2019

One of the best gifts we have to help us process emotional pain is Psalms.

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Keep focusing on the gospel need

  • Joe Towns
  • 29 July 2019

If we stop focusing on Christ’s coming we tend to lose our gospel ‘imaginations’.

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