"To pray is to accept that we are, and always will be, wholly dependent on God for everything." (Timothy Keller)... continue reading
I grew up a reading kid.
I was one of those rare dorks who, in my spare time, preferred to read business management books rather than spend a weekend at the lake with friends. And while that may have been just a LITTLE extreme, I’m still glad for my time spent with my nose between the pages in high-school.... continue reading
Have you ever felt like a faker? Facebook, Twitter and Instagram allow us to paint beautiful pictures of our lives. But many of us feel like fakers. If people really knew who we were, what would they think? Would they still care?... continue reading
Craig Saunders, editor of Towers, at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, interviews author John M. Klaassen about his latest book: Engaging with Muslims... continue reading
One of the most forgotten, most crucial words of the Christian life is “together”. And it’s a word that’s frequently forgotten when it comes to evangelism—so often it’s seen as a sort of solo mission. But Christians are made to work together. As an individual Christian, you may be a foot or a finger or a follicle, but you are part of a body, the church, and it is as part of that body that you are most yourself, and most useful, as you contribute to and depend on the rest of your church.... continue reading
It was after the Sunday evening service. My (then) minister asked me if he could have a chat with me. He sat me down and said, “Richard, I think you have clinical depression”. As he is one of my best friends, this got my attention!
I had been feeling very low for a year, and knew the reason why - but then we all feel like that sometimes, don’t we? –yet, that I had ‘clinical depression’ had never occurred to me.... continue reading
The full interview can be found here: Interview with Tim Lane about anxiety.
Tim Lane's book: Living Without Worry is available to buy now from The Good Book Company website... continue reading
The full interview can be found here: Interview with Tim Lane about anxiety.
Tim Lane's book: Living Without Worry is available to buy now from The Good Book Company website... continue reading
I think this is quite a popular view, and one that’s particularly popular in multi-faith, multi-cultural societies.
There’s a story which is quite old, which I find quite helpful just to think through some of the issues. It’s about some blind men and an elephant.
And each of the blind men encounters the elephant at different points, and then has a different idea about what the elephant is like. So the man who’s holding the trunk says: “The elephant’s like a snake.” And the guy holding the leg says: “No, the elephant’s not like a snake, elephants are like trees.” And the guy who’s holding the tusk says: “Well you’re both wrong, because an elephant is like a spear.”
And so it goes on, everyone holding a different part, whether it’s the ear or the side or the tail— everyone’s coming up with a different view. ... continue reading
Does this situation seem familiar? You have a non-Christian friend—and you’d love for them to hear the good news of Jesus. You’ve had some spiritual conversations. Maybe you’ve outlined the basics of the gospel. They sounded interested. But what now? What’s the next step?
Most unbelievers are not ready to receive Christ after hearing the gospel only once, nor are they usually ready to come with us to church. Yet even those who are turned off by the church are still curious about the person of Jesus. Jesus is so different from what skeptics assume he will be like. He is so radical, beautiful, unpredictable and irresistible. So the next step is inviting our friends to take a look at the real Jesus—straight from the pages of Scripture. The greatest shortcut in evangelism is allowing our friends to see the real Jesus!... continue reading
