Peter Holdford, a friend of mine for over 10 years, preached recently at Fresh Hope Armidale. His topic was The Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God, based around Paul’s image of the soldier in Ephesians 6. I have never known someone as faithful in the daily reading of Scripture as Peter … Read more
This week the area where I live has been hit by storms. The have been multiple and they have been fierce. Trees have been uprooted, there has been flash flooding and for the best part of a week we have been without electricity, as have many others. This tree was in a field by the … Read more
You know, it’s made me realise a lot of things after no power for 5 days. I imagined myself bible reading by lamplight and praying when the kids were asleep and all of us having a much more relaxed time… I imagined spending time praying with kids and talking about God and how lucky we … Read more
What Are Your 12 Stones? Joshua 4 tells a pretty cool little story. After crossing the River Jordan, Joshua asks for 12 stones to be taken from the water. They are to be piled together to make a monument so that whenever they will be reminded that they are part of the people of God … Read more
This is the final part of a series looking at the church today. Read Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 Here 4. Body Ministry The final reason why church is still relevant for followers of Jesus is because there is a Biblical mandate. The New Testament’s use of the image of the body of Christ provides more than simply an … Read more
This is the third in a four part series looking at the church today. Read Part 1 & Part 2 Here 3. The Mission and Ministry of Jesus The mission and ministry of Jesus should shape the church. In other words, as we are changed to be increasingly like Jesus, so too are our actions. It just makes sense. Think … Read more
This is the second in a four part series looking at the church today. Read Part 1 here 2. The Image of Church as the Family of God The New Testament image of the church as a family is a theological truth that has shaped the Church. The book of Acts gives examples of people … Read more
Something that I have noticed in recent years is a tendency for Christians to ‘give up’ on church. Sometimes this is a reaction to institutionalism. Sometimes due to life’s busyness. Sometimes it may be seen to have little to do with daily life. In the following posts I wish to offer 4 reasons why the … Read more
I find it strange that modern Christianity does not commonly understand the Christian life in terms of pilgrimage. Perhaps this is because of the ease and relative safety of modern travel which has made the concept of pilgrimage one that is hard for us to relate to. The theme of pilgrimage can be seen throughout … Read more
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