One of the topics that every Bible College and seminary student, Christian and church worker will wrestle with is; how do we engage people well with the good news of Jesus?
Author Archives: Alistair Chalmers
Plugged In
We are surrounded by so much information that comes across our path on a daily basis. We’re influenced by external voices in music, radio, television, and the list goes on. But, how can Christians navigate this?
Are we setting our kids up to fail?
One of the privileges that I’ve had over the last few years is seeing children and youth ministry within the contexts of different churches, in different countries and with different leading styles. In the most recent few years I have enjoyed leading the youth ministry in two different churches. The question that I find myselfContinue reading “Are we setting our kids up to fail?”
Teach the little ones too…
People love stories, it starts from a very young age and it doesn’t really go away. But how often do we think about the depth of the storybooks that we read to our children? It would be wonderful if everyone invested just as much time in considering what to read to their children than theyContinue reading “Teach the little ones too…”
Is ‘progressive’ a positive thing in the church?
Have you ever heard of a church or a Christian describe themselves as being progressive? On the surface this might sound great, I mean who doesn’t want to be constantly changing and growing right? But is that what people mean?
Am I just my brain?
The human body is an absolutely wonderful thing, I am so thankful that God has given this world very intelligent people who study the body and help other people understand it all. If you’re anything like most people in the world, you’ve probably asked the question ‘Who am I and why am I here?’ SomeContinue reading “Am I just my brain?”
2 things missing in many churches…
I wonder what the first two things were that popped into your head. Was it the lack of young people and lively music? Was it the lack of money and structure? Was it the lack of the right Bible translation and doctrine classes? Spoiler alert… I don’t think that it’s any of those things!
Feasting or snacking?
Over the last few days I have been writing a sermon on Romans 5:1-11, which means that I have spent the last while getting my head into the book of Romans and specifically trying to understand Romans 5-8. Romans is a theological ocean that will fill your head with information about God and humanity, thatContinue reading “Feasting or snacking?”
Pray Big
Let’s be honest, prayer is difficult! We start praying but before long we get distracted by the to-do list for tomorrow. We aren’t sure how to pray for a situation so we pray that God would bless, be with and go before someone, but what do we mean by that? Prayer isn’t easy and oftenContinue reading “Pray Big”
3 observations after blogging for a year…
It has been just over a year since this blog started, so I thought that I would look back over this year and reflect a little.
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