We live in an age of information with news at the click of a button. But sometimes stories about Christians and Christianity can get buried under the mountain of articles that flash across our screens each day. So here are a few stories that we thought might be interesting …
There are moments when the children and young people in our churches are less than calm. Times when the pain and frustration and rebellion of their hearts overflow in spectacular ways. Mornings when they just lose control and scream ... or suppress their ire and seethe.
In short, …
As I sat listening to the sermon at church last Sunday morning, I was struck by a big division. Some folk were scribbling earnestly in notebooks as the end of 2 Corinthians was unfolded for us. Others were just sat listening.
I've heard regular encouragements from the pulpit …
Another great visual representation of gospel truth from Tim Challies. This time, it's Philippians 4:8 (with a spot of Greek thrown in!):
It was when I was doing a Youthwork training series called "Head, Heart, Hands" that I first came to grips with the peculiar case of the shifting emotions.
You see, like everyone else, I grew up thinking that when you love something or someone, then it's the pounding …
Our friends at Matthias Media are just about to launch a new free monthly digest for anyone involved in leading a home group.
Providing you with a regular diet of thought-provoking, Bible-centred articles, videos and book-recommendations, it looks as though this regular email service is going to be …
We were boldly plodding our way through Philippians and making great progress until we came to 3 v 3 -- and the evening descended into utter chaos. I won't cloud the issue with the rather complex questions that came out of that particular verse, but the problem was that …
Few of us would admit it. But most of us have them. Doubts are a normal part of the Christian life.
But what are doubts? Are they helpful or harmful? And how should we respond when they hit?
If you've ever asked yourself any of these questions, …
We know it's important - the Bible is living and active, God's precious, all-sufficient word - but many of us struggle to read it as often as we could... So, at the start of this new year, we thought we'd take some time to encourage each other to dig …
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