Abuse is a horrible topic! It comes in many different ways and each of them comes with horrors of their own. In recent weeks and months I’ve been thinking quite a bit about abuse because it is has come more and more to the forefront of the mind of the global church.
Author Archives: Alistair Chalmers
Escaping the maze of spiritual abuse
There are some books that I wish I didn’t have to review! Not because they are bad, not because of the publishers but because of the topic. This is one of those books. It saddens me that books need to be written about spiritual abuse, it saddens me that it is even a thing!
What are you winning people to?
Church is an interesting place. People gather on a Sunday morning to hear God’s Word read, to listen to a sermon, to sing songs of praise, to pray to the Lord and to fellowship with His people. But there are many different ‘styles’ of churches. The two biggest areas that can differ stylistically in aContinue reading “What are you winning people to?”
Facing snarls and scowls…
I’ve been around people who are in ministry my whole life, I’ve been in ministry for a few years and I’ve learned many things. Two things that I’ve learned are 1) ministry is fun, and 2) ministry is hard.
Let women speak…
A few days ago I published two book reviews in one post. One book had over 15 authors who contributed and the other was written by one author. But all of the contributors were women. This got me thinking; why do we stop learning from women?
Hear the voice of women…
One of the things that I’ve noticed is that there are significantly fewer well-known authors, in the Christian world, who are women. I don’t know why exactly this is because often times women are the ones who teach us to walk, to eat and to speak. So why stop learning from them when we growContinue reading “Hear the voice of women…”
Creating a teaching culture in the home…
How many things that you do in your home are a result of the culture of the world and how many are intentional culture changes that you have made because of your faith? Some people live as if saying grace before a meal and having Bibles on the bookshelf is enough, but the Bible callsContinue reading “Creating a teaching culture in the home…”
The Fruitful Home
The home is an interesting place. It is where you spend a lot of time in your childhood, it’s where you should learn about love and discipline and primarily, for the Christian, it’s where you should be taught about God. But how can you create a culture in your home that is gospel saturated
Why only paddle?
Think back to those holidays at the beach as a child. You’d be standing in the sand with the waves gently wrapping around your feet. Even now as an adult, at least in Scotland, people love to walk along the sea and paddle. We enjoy tipping out toes in and getting a feel for theContinue reading “Why only paddle?”
Church History and Mr. Hill
I recently posted a blog saying how much I enjoyed reading the biography of Maud Kells and how my library which is now 1,000+ only had around 40-50 biographies. As I said back then, that is not a good ratio! I am a little bit of a Church History fan.
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