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Why You Should Read Marilynne Robinson

Marilynne Robinson has the extraordinary gift of evoking good people as interesting in her fiction. And it is her humane theism which enriches her writing, as does her perceptive sympathy for the lives of ordinary people. She shows how people are shaped by early experiences and background, and how people grapple with the givens of their lives. (From 2015)

Staying Curious for Longer

In one-to-one ministry, this approach gives people the chance to wrestle with truth, to be gently challenged without being told what to do, and to move forward with greater clarity and confidence. As someone who often processes things out loud, I’ve experienced how freeing it is when someone helps me think, rather than thinks for me.

Preaching on Numbers

The LORD is to be the centre of his people’s life. He is literally at the centre of their life, living in the centre of their camp. And he is figuratively at the centre of their life, dictating when they can and can’t move and the conditions under which they can approach him.

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Presbyterianism is Good for You!

Sean Michael Lucas’s Presbyterianism is a brief and solid introduction that isn’t quite what it says on the tin. Lucas makes the case for the biblical faithfulness of Presbyterianism while also emphasising its benefits.

Remnant Syndrome

Remnant syndrome doesn’t feed on grace but on grievance. And over time, gospel centrality is quietly displaced, so that we’re no longer determined to know “Christ crucified”, but us marginalised. The devil delights in that kind of remnant—the kind that forgets it was saved by grace.

A Prayer for Australia

We will pray for and work toward; seeing 5% conversions (as a percentage of annual attendance in our churches and ministries); the gospel going to every socioeconomic, ethnic, and community group within our nation—especially those currently under-reached; a doubling of the number of men and women with the necessary conviction, character, and competency in full-time Christian ministry and missionary service.

Staying Curious for Longer

In one-to-one ministry, this approach gives people the chance to wrestle with truth, to be gently challenged without being told what to do, and to move forward with greater clarity and confidence. As someone who often processes things out loud, I’ve experienced how freeing it is when someone helps me think, rather than thinks for me.

Preaching on Numbers

The LORD is to be the centre of his people’s life. He is literally at the centre of their life, living in the centre of their camp. And he is figuratively at the centre of their life, dictating when they can and can’t move and the conditions under which they can approach him.

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