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Seduced by a comfortable life

  • Tanya Ling
  • 10 January 2018

Most of us reading this have privileges that other people around the world only dream of. These are good gifts from God, and we ought to thank him. But has it become too much of a good thing?

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Reading into discipleship: A better response to life's difficulties

  • Laura Denny
  • 8 January 2018

The right books can remind us of who God is and what he has done, and keep our eyes on the eternal prize that has been laid up for us.

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Sowing the seeds of the gospel for generations to come

  • Ben Pfahlert
  • 4 January 2018

Nothing is more important than taking the gospel and passing it on to the next generation (2 Tim 2:2). What is the best way for you to have the maximum impact for Jesus in your life?

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Who rules: The lay or the clergy?

  • Mike Leite
  • 3 January 2018

Since the beginning of the church there has been unhealthy tension between the shepherd and the sheep, the appointed leaders and those they lead.

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Profile of a vine worker: Chris Drombetta

  • Marty Sweeney
  • 1 January 2018

Commit to infuse vine work into your regular responsibilities, whether this means in your committee meetings, family car rides, one-to-one meetings, setting up chairs or counselling.

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How to cope with going back to work after holidays

  • Craig Josling
  • 27 December 2017

Having a big picture view of life puts work in perspective for me. It helps me not to worry too much but to try to be content and to take each day as it comes, knowing that heaven isn’t too far away.

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I’m dreaming of a black Christmas

  • Tony Payne
  • 25 December 2017

The truth of Christmas comes in a strange dream, via a classic article from the past.

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How to love visiting church members in hospital

  • Timothy Raymond
  • 20 December 2017

I’ve learned to do a few simple, specific things that have transformed hospital visitation from a labourious drudgery into a true means of grace—both for the person I’m visiting and for my own soul.

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How to talk to strangers

  • Karen Beilharz
  • 18 December 2017

A stranger is a human being—created in the image of God with all the weaknesses and foibles of fallen humanity. It means that, in a way, there’s nothing to be afraid of: this person is like you.

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Confessions of a (more recent) bibliophile

  • Timothy Raymond
  • 13 December 2017

Should every Christian aspire to be a bibliophile? Only if every Christian desires to be increasingly conformed to the image of Christ.

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