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Review: Do you feel called by God? Rethinking the call to ministry 26 Aug 2013 | 03:00 am
Do you feel called by God? Rethinking the call to ministry Michael Bennett, Matthias Media: Kingsford, 2012.1 Michael Bennett’s book is brilliant. I loved it. Let me tell you why. Ever since I bec....
→ Don’t waste your vote 23 Aug 2013 | 09:11 am
Geoff Robson has been writing a series on voting as a Christian—a topic particularly relevant for Australians at the moment, but for many of us around the world. He’s concluded the five parts with fou...
→ When you feel resentful about homemaking 22 Aug 2013 | 11:23 am
Jean Williams, with 5 reasons she’s identified that leave her feeling about her role as a homemaker, and 6 practical suggestions: Last week I shared my friend’s question with you: I was wondering if...
→ The Temptation of Jesus Is Not about Your Battle with Sin 22 Aug 2013 | 07:09 am
This is a great reflection on the temptation of Jesus in the desert by Byron Yawn, and a worked example of how to mis-apply Jesus’ actions to ourselves, and in so doing domesticate them entirely. Ser...
Satan’s lies about singleness 19 Aug 2013 | 03:00 am
I’m single. I live in Sydney’s east with my two flatmates and my cat. (The crazy-cat-lady litmus test is that you know you’ve become one and you don’t care.) I’m in my late thirties. Many of the strug...
God’s gifts in suffering (5) Suffering shows us what we truly fear to lose 15 Aug 2013 | 10:03 am
Sorry this post has taken a while. Sometimes you’re too close to something to be able to write about it. By God’s grace, here it is. (You can read my previous posts here: part 1, part 2, part 3 and pa...
→ The gospel and who to vote for (2) 14 Aug 2013 | 09:45 am
Geoff Robson is continuing his series on thinking politically as a Christian, following up his original post with part 2 of “The gospel and who to vote for“, and “Don’t waste your vote“. [Prayer] is ...
Challenging the rushed ministry decision 13 Aug 2013 | 03:30 am
Every person involved in leading or organising a church or Christian ministry activity will have had the experience of a member dropping out at short notice, leaving sudden gaps to fill, even gaping h...
The Amalekite genocide 12 Aug 2013 | 03:00 am
One of the standard ways that the New Atheists attack Christianity is by using some of the Old Testament war passages to argue that God is violent and petty. One of the favourite passages for this is ...
Thanking pollies 10 Aug 2013 | 03:30 am
I’ve written plenty of letters to our parliamentarians regarding particular policy issues, sometimes quite critical of positions they’ve taken. But have I taken time to thank them. Here’s my attempt a...
