Today we're continuing our short series, giving you a preview of the audiobook for Adam Ramsey's new devotional, Truly, truly, I say to you, a book of meditations on the words of Jesus from John's gospel. Each day Adam weaves his soulful reflections with piercing imagery from Charles Spurgeon to help readers experience the transforming power and tender comfort of Jesus' voice. Listen to the second day's devotion below, read by Adam himself.... continue reading
Over the next 3 days, we'll be giving you a preview of the audiobook for Adam Ramsey's new devotional, Truly, truly, I say to you, a book of meditations on the words of Jesus from John's gospel. Each day Adam weaves his soulful reflections with piercing imagery from Charles Spurgeon to help readers experience the transforming power and tender comfort of Jesus' voice. Listen to the first day's devotion below, read by Adam himself.... continue reading
Two disciples decide to trail Jesus as he leaves the Jordan River: the first is Andrew (the brother of Peter), while the second is generally speculated to be John (the author of this narrative). On the surface, it seems relatively straightforward. Andrew and John hear John the Baptiser proclaim, “Behold the Lamb of God!” and begin following Jesus as he makes his way back into town. Jesus, likely hearing footsteps trailing him, turns and asks what they want.... continue reading
The rough and tumble of the last few years have revealed a message Christians cannot hear enough—“Love your church.”... continue reading
There was a time not so many years ago when I was weary and jaded toward church, but even then, I could have given you a lengthy checklist of what a healthy church should look like.... continue reading
One morning during corporate worship, I leaned toward one of the little girls in our church, Summer, who was trying to read the lyrics and sing along, and asked her, “Do you like church?” She replied, “Not really, but I like the singing.” I appreciated her honesty! ... continue reading
2,000 years after the church began, in the increasingly post-Christian West, it’s tempting to wonder if secular voices are right when they claim that Christian churches are passé, on the wrong side of history, or even downright damaging.... continue reading
Perhaps your church is made up of a few dozen, a few hundred, or a few thousand people, meeting in a school hall or an ancient building or a bespoke auditorium or under a tree. It doesn’t matter how numerous the people or how impressive the building—your church is God’s household, dwelled in by his Spirit, built upon his Son.... continue reading
If you lead or are a member of a Bible study group, you'll be familiar with some common difficulties. How do you explain difficult words and concepts? How do you lead a group towards the same objective? What are the best questions to ask? And crucially, how do you arrive at suitable applications from the passage for yourselves in good time to really think through what God's word is calling you to? ... continue reading
While teaching Crosslands students a course on discipleship, I couldn’t find a resource that allowed the students to apply the principles they were learning on the ground - something that was a gospel-centred which they could use with new believers or weary Christians. So I had a go at writing a workbook that would fit the bill! The result was Life With Jesus. ... continue reading
