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Preparing Talks and Sermons: Chris Thomas

17/06/2019 | Chris Thomas

In Rory Shiner’s first post in this “Preparing Talks and Sermons” series, he hoped that others would also share their processes. Chris Thomas is the first preacher to take up the challenge. Forty-three minutes. That’s my average sermon time so far this year. It used to be longer and it is meant to be shorter. I serve in a church where our guideline for preachers is 40 minutes; I’m working to consistently reach this target by the end of this year. But what…

Bible & Theology

Shadows of the Trinity

14/06/2019 | Andrew Moody

How did an essentially Jewish sect following a crucified Messiah start worshipping him as God? Here, in time for Trinity Sunday, are five ways…

Bible & Theology

Wrath: The Divine Reality We’d Like to Gloss Over (But Mustn’t)

13/06/2019 | Tim Thorburn

On July 8, 1741, in a church in Enfield, Massachusetts, USA, Jonathan Edwards rose to preach what has become probably the most infamous sermon…

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When Your Friend Is Suffering and Sinking

Sarah Taylor

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John Piper

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Review: D. Bonhoeffer, Life Together

11/06/2019 | Andrew Prideaux

Ministry, Leadership & Training

No Silver Bullet but Worth Trying: Can Evening Services Stop/Slow The Exodus of Young People?

12/06/2019 | Zac Veron

A friend and I were recently talking about Bayside Anglican Church passing through the last formal ‘hoops’ before being declared a full parish by…

Preparing Talks and Sermons: Rory Shiner

10/06/2019 | Rory Shiner

Rory Shiner kicks off a new series, sharing the nitty-gritty of his sermon preparation process The way preachers go about preparing their sermons is,…

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Review: D. Bonhoeffer, Life Together

11/06/2019 | Andrew Prideaux

ARCANE AND GERMANE BOOK REVIEWS #2 “After reading a new book, never allow yourself another new one till you have read an old one in between.” (C.S. Lewis) Born in 1906 in Breslau, Dietrich Bonhoeffer grew up in Berlin. The son of a physician and academic, he showed early signs of his own academic ability, presenting his doctoral thesis at the age of 21. Six years later he famously turned his back on a glittering New York academic career to return to Berlin where Hitler had taken control. The young pastor spoke out boldly spoke against…

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Book Review: The Sacrifice of Praise, Herman Bavinck

20/05/2019 | Kate Pass

What are your teenagers reading? Before I read this new translation of The Sacrifice of Praise by Herman Bavinck (a Dutch writer and reformed theologian of the late 19th and early 20th century), I was feeling rather pleased that my teenager, who is generally an avid Percy Jackson fan,

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Book Review: Child Proof, Julie Lowe

06/05/2019 | Wendy Lin

Many parents seek a one-size-fits-all solution. We want simple answers to complicated problems and we want them to work every time. Yet each family is different, each child is different, each circumstance is different. Our personalities vary, our temperaments differ. Each parent has their own sins, gifts and tendencies,

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Book Review: Gay Girl, Good God by Jackie Hill Perry

29/04/2019 | Jon Coombs

I couldn’t be more different from Jackie Hill Perry. I’m a man, she’s a woman. I’m white, she’s black. I’m from the wealthier side of Melbourne, Australia. Jackie is from a rougher area in Chicago, USA. I’m hetero, she’s a former lesbian. There’s a few differences, yet at the