1. OnetoOne Bible Reading
A great website resource from Matthias Media dedicated to one-to-one Bible reading.
2. 5 Ways to Pray for Your Pastor in 2013
A helpful list from Ligonier Ministries.
3. Some Thoughts on the State of Christian Publishing
Some thoughts from Kevin DeYoung.
4. How Not to Read Your Bible in 2013
Check out these suggestions from Matt Smethurst at The Gospel Coalition.
5. Lay Elders: A User's Guide
A user guide for Lay Elders from 9Marks:
Part 1
Part 2
6. How to Pray Using Scripture
A simple tool that has helped Kevin DeYoung.
7. And finally…
Our video of the week, watch Lizzy Smallwood introduce the new evangelistic course, The King and I:
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The death of Britain's oldest man, Reg Dean, at 110 last Saturday, raises testing questions about the future we face - as individuals and as a community.
Improvements in healthcare, pollution levels and nutrition are responsible for the steady increase in life expectancy upwards from the "three score years and ten" that Moses outlined in his now famous phrase in Psalm 90 v 10. Arguably, the greatest leap forward for longevity - certainly in industrialised Britain, came from the work of sanitation engineers like Sir Joseph Bazalgette who designed and built the London sewage system - and eliminated cholera from the capital.... continue reading
With a new year upon us, we’re busy in the office preparing to launch an exciting array of products designed to inspire, equip and support you in your ministry. And, as valued blog-readers, we thought we’d give you a sneak preview of just a few of the titles we’ve got coming out in the next 6 months…
So here’s a little glimpse of one or two things that each member of the editorial team has been writing or editing ready for 2013.
Tim Thornborough:
Gospel Centred Work by Tim Chester and Christopher de la Hoyde (coming soon)
This new volume in the brilliant Gospel-centred series tackles how we think about work as believers. As I've worked with the authors and edited it, it has changed the way I think about work in quite remarkable ways - so looking forward to this resource helping so many of us who struggle with work in all kinds of ways.... continue reading
I lift up my eyes to the hills—
where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord,
the Maker of heaven and earth.
He will not let your foot slip—
he who watches over you will not slumber;
indeed, he who watches over Israel
will neither slumber nor sleep.
The Lord watches over you—
the Lord is your shade at your right hand;
the sun will not harm you by day,
nor the moon by night.
The Lord will keep you from all harm—
he will watch over your life;
the Lord will watch over your coming and going
both now and forevermore.
Psalm 121
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Cosmetic companies are an encouraging bunch with each advert repeating the same life-affirming message: Apparently, we’re worth it. Worth spoiling. Worth pampering. Worth indulging. Worth – and here’s the crux of the matter – spending our money on.
And, even if we don’t purchase their products, as Christians, we often buy into their message. In the West, we live in societies where ease, pleasure, popularity and security are sought above all else. And we can often get very grumpy and resentful when God asks us to give up even the smallest of these things.... continue reading
Christians have no right to refuse to work on Sundays, rules judge
Christianity hasn't 'had its day', insists Rowan Williams in final Christmas sermon
Let's not turn 'inward' amid economic troubles, urges Justin Welby in Christmas message
In the Middle East, the Arab spring has given way to a Christian winter
Church of England facing a crisis of faith
A new year in Christ: 8 new ways to live
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Spent New Year's Eve in pleasant company over good food. Around the table was a Professor of Quantum Mechanics who was eagerly questioned on the subject of the Large Hadron Super Collider, and the Higgs Boson - a.k.a. "The God Particle".
Last year the scientists who crank the handle on this massive underground machine in Geneva announced that they think it "more probable" that the elusive particle exists, and their work continues under the gaze of the world's press who seem hungry for any news about developments. "But what use is it if we actually find it?" we asked our guest. None that we know of at the moment, came the answer.... continue reading
I know these ways are effective because I have fallen, and still fall, into all of them, and need prayer that I will battle against them every day of 2013.
1. Regularly go away for the weekend and go to a different church
You’re still in church each Sunday. It just happens that no one church family gets to know you well enough to be able to challenge you where and when it’s needed. Being away once a month should do the trick; twice will make sure of it.... continue reading
On the second day of the new year, let's look back at some of the On To a Good Thing highlights of the past year:
