Surprisingly, little is made of this term in some commentaries and yet surely the phrase means exactly what it says. The preacher is a worker. They are a person who labours just as Jesus speaks of his disciples as labourers in a plentiful harvest where the labourers are few. (From 2016)
Why are they so invested? None of it’s real. So why are their emotions so real? Why do they laugh and fear, grieve and cheer over people who don’t exist? Stories engage our imagination and stir our affections. They invite us into experiences that mere propositions rarely can.
One of the sad features of modern society is the way that work is linked to pay. It means that much valuable work is not recognised or valued as highly, such as parenting, housework, caring for people, helping out at the local school or sporting team, and also the joyful work of praying and praising God. (From 2016)
In adapting to social changes influencing early adulthood, churches can fail to help emerging adults make the move into responsible adulthood ... When do your young adults need to come to terms with the fact they are just ‘adult-adults’? When are they no longer part of the ‘next gen(eration)’ and they are just the current gen?
Dangerous in its lack of spectacle, disappointment can often lead instead to a subtle erosion. It erodes trust in a good God rather than explodes it. It tempts us not so much to rage at him as to quietly turn away, turn in, and turn off.
Setting an example as a disciple of Jesus is a crucial part of how we pass on the gospel of Jesus.
Setting an example as a disciple of Jesus is a crucial part of how we pass on the gospel of Jesus.
“I don’t think there’s anything going to get me in heaven. Okay? I really don’t. I think I’m not maybe heaven-bound ... I’m not sure I’m going to be able to make heaven.”
From ‘The Trinty and Ministry: Loving and Serving the Triune God’ TGCA Victoria event on 21st August 2025 at Cross Culture Church Melbourne.
From 'The Trinty and Ministry: Loving and Serving the Triune God' TGCA Victoria event on 21st August 2025.
Julius Kim, TGCA Victoria
Julius Kim, TGCA Victoria
Part of a 2021 national campaign encouraging people to explore the historical evidence for Jesus Christ.
From a series of videos, originally released on our Facebook page in 2020, where Christians enjoy conversation with one another—discussing life and faith during COVID-19.
From a series of videos, originally released on our Facebook page in 2020, where Christians enjoy conversation with one another—discussing life and faith during COVID-19.
I think that Rainer’s writings could have been strengthened by highlighting the need for young people to not only connect with the church but with the Lord who established it in love and who desires all to be saved. Nonetheless, this book is one I will be recommending to my staff and colleagues!
The book’s editorial framing ... defines away the more complicated reality that both egalitarianism and complementarianism share an eagerness to declare God’s ‘Yes’ to women, even as they disagree on the shape of that affirmation.
This wholesale negative recasting of complementarianism as a ‘No’ that locks women out of any impactful and viable teaching or speaking ministry not only renders [women who do serve in complementarian contexts] invisible but dismisses meaningful aspects of our kingdom service.
Dr. Service writes from an analytic (and egalitarian) perspective and is certainly committed to an undivided Trinity. But she also believes that this simplicity allows for genuine inter-trinitarian personal relationships, and that the mission of Christ reveals the eternal life of God.
The Almighty Creator and Redeemer had given Korah the privilege of serving him, by placing him in a special position with important responsibilities ...But that’s not enough for Korah. His wicked heart is revealed. This isn’t just petty jealousy, this is dissatisfaction with and dissent against God.
Setting an example as a disciple of Jesus is a crucial part of how we pass on the gospel of Jesus.
Why are they so invested? None of it’s real. So why are their emotions so real? Why do they laugh and fear, grieve and cheer over people who don’t exist? Stories engage our imagination and stir our affections. They invite us into experiences that mere propositions rarely can.
