Last year a band of scholars caused a furore as they revealed the 3200-year-old Mt Ebal “Curse Tablet” written in Hebrew, which would revolutionise the study of the Bible and ancient Israel.
Preaching a funeral sermon is not an easy gig, and I want to acknowledge the preacher’s efforts. However, I really wish he had bolstered the sermon with the real, good hope of Christ. I wished I had heard the following:
Dear Sin, I thought of not engaging you at all, but decided it would be more profitable to respond—not for your sake, but for mine. It will be refreshing for me to review how wrong you are on every single point.
Did you know that The Gospel Coalition Australia has recently launched a new podcast?
Encouraging up is much harder than encouraging ‘down’ or ‘across,’ and hence much rarer. I think this is for a couple of reasons.
Singer-songwriter, Alanna Glover, from Emu Music, talks about how singing at church can be a place to contend for the gospel, and encourage one another.
Commending and Contending Episode 8
The Scriptures are fully sufficient to guide us to salvation, the worship of God and the godly life. We do not need to supplement Scripture with human traditions or philosophy,...
Gary Millar preaching from Titus 3:1-15 at TGCA's 2022 National Conference
Richard Chin preaching from Titus 2:11-15 at TGCA's 2022 National Conference
Murray Capill preaching from Titus 2:1-10 at TGCA's 2022 National Conference
Paul Harrington preaching from Titus 1:5-16 at TGCA's 2022 National Conference
Kanishka Raffel preaching from Titus 1:1-4 at TGCA's 2022 National Conference
Singer-songwriter, Alanna Glover, from Emu Music, talks about how singing at church can be a place to contend for the gospel, and encourage one another.
Last year a band of scholars caused a furore as they revealed the 3200-year-old Mt Ebal “Curse Tablet” written in Hebrew, which would revolutionise the study of the Bible and ancient Israel.
I would like to mount a brief defence of the Christian Twittersphere in its noblest manifestations. A place where I have learned a great deal, and perhaps persuaded some. Where I have built fruitful working collaborations, and made more than a few friends from around the world. A place where ideas are shared and explored, where jokes and encouragement are traded, where we all become smarter and more connected, in good ways, for the glory of God.
Being a city church, we have a high turnover of a portion of our membership; yet we are also greatly blessed by a large number of godly, long-term members who are committed to and passionate about the unique kingdom and ministry opportunities our central location offers.
After our ‘Reflections’ article had been completed, we received a few other contributions that we felt deserved a postscript.
The Gospel Coalition Australia traces its origins to a meeting with Tim Keller while he was in Australia for City to City in 2014. His influence, and his loss, has been felt right across this country. This week, as we mourn his passing, and rejoice that he is in glory, we have gathered some reflections of Australian Christian leaders on his life and ministry.
Preaching a funeral sermon is not an easy gig, and I want to acknowledge the preacher’s efforts. However, I really wish he had bolstered the sermon with the real, good hope of Christ. I wished I had heard the following:
