The Christian life isn’t always a walk in the park. Sin can cloud our thinking about the things of God. Distractions can rob us of the ability to be in awe of Jesus. Our lack of discipline and devotion can make it seem that the Spirit is not at work in us. I would sayContinue reading “Enjoying Jesus”
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Effective Sermon Application: Balancing Head, Heart, and Hands
If you’ve been tagging along with the blog for the past week you will have deduced from my posts that I’ve been doing some thinking lately on preaching. Don’t worry, this is the last post on preaching for a little while at least. One of the aspects of preaching that I’ve been contemplating a lotContinue reading “Effective Sermon Application: Balancing Head, Heart, and Hands”
Saturday Snippets (November 30)
As well as reading a lot of books, I also read a ton of articles every week. Here are some of the articles that I’ve read recently and have found interesting, helpful, challenging and encouraging. I hope that they will be the same for you, my dear readers… You Must Be Baptized to Receive theContinue reading “Saturday Snippets (November 30)”
Saturday Snippets (November 16)
As well as reading a lot of books, I also read a ton of articles every week. Here are some of the articles that I’ve read recently and have found interesting, helpful, challenging and encouraging. I hope that they will be the same for you, my dear readers…
Jesus through the eyes of women, marriage, friendship, counselling and mental health issues
One of the blessings of being a book reviewer is that I am often sent really good and helpful books to read. One of the issues of being a book reviewer is that I don’t always have the time to write in-depth reviews on each book. Therefore, every once in a while I write postsContinue reading “Jesus through the eyes of women, marriage, friendship, counselling and mental health issues”
Saturday Snippets (June 18)
As well as reading a lot of books, I also read a ton of articles every week. Here are some of the articles that I’ve read recently and have found interesting, helpful, challenging and encouraging. I hope that they will be the same for you, my dear readers…
Three things Christians should learn from devout Muslims…
Over the last few years I’ve had the privilege of getting to know some Muslim families. We’ve eaten in their homes and seen how they interact with their families and how their Islamic faith is lived out. In different contexts, I’ve also spent time discussing faith with Muslims which has helped me to be ableContinue reading “Three things Christians should learn from devout Muslims…”
Saturday Snippets (June 4)
As well as reading a lot of books, I also read a ton of articles every week. Here are some of the articles that I’ve read recently and have found interesting, helpful, challenging and encouraging. I hope that they will be the same for you, my dear readers…
A Lethargic Faith?
You know the feeling; life is hard, work is busy, the kids annoy you, church feels ‘weird’ and your Bible goes unopened for weeks on end. Faith, like other ‘journeys’ in life, can become a bit stale at times. We can loose enthusiasm, we feel depleted of joy. Maybe we get bogged down in theContinue reading “A Lethargic Faith?”
Planting, Assurance, Dementia and an Invitation…
This blog is read by a wide range of people, many of whom I don’t know. Among my followers there are pastors, doctors, construction workers, cleaners, office workers, parents, pensioners and everyone in-between. I love the fact that my readership is so diverse, but it also means that sometimes I need to do shorter reviewsContinue reading “Planting, Assurance, Dementia and an Invitation…”
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