the waiting country

In worship God gathers his people to himself as centre: ‘The Lord reigns’ (Ps. 93:1). Worship is a meeting at the centre so that our lives ...

The following paragraphs from Bruce Milne’s book, The Message of John , relate to the great prayer of Jesus in chapter 17 of John’s Gospel a...

You’ve told people the great good news about Jesus. How he died and rose again and in his death is the answer to their sin and estrangement ...

It seems so very obvious: Jesus wants his people to be sanctified (ie. set apart, holy). In fact, he prays for just that in his great prayer...

Paul is concerned not with the virtue or happiness of the individual, but with the corporate identity of his communities as the basis for mo...

Psalm 44 expresses deep agony. The nation is in turmoil and, seemingly, a sitting duck for its enemies. They not only feel weak, they  are  ...

Ray Ortlund chooses a great quote from Martin Luther as one of his favourites: “May a merciful God preserve me from a Christian Church in...

In handling a difficult issue concerning personal relationships and misunderstanding, Jack Miller wrote the following to a friend (emphasis...

There was something fundamentally anomalous about their gazing up into the sky when they had been commissioned to go to the end of the eart...

Does Cheap Online Video Trump Text? This makes for interesting reading, especially for those who see themselves as ‘people of the Book’ (who...

Do you get your joy from the right things? Jesus’ disciples rejoiced that he was absent from them . Look at Luke 24:52 - after he was taken...

He stretched out His hands on the cross, that He might embrace the ends of the world; for this Golgotha is the very centre of the earth. (Cy...

I recently read CS Lewis’ book, Letters to Malcolm (Chiefly on Prayer) . I’d highly recommend it. It’s a series of letters to a friend (I pr...

Keller on Augustine on Prayer

Are Christians prone to over-compensate for cultural “losses”? Are we (Christian leaders) sometimes over-reacting to current cultural issues...

Why You Hate Work Employees are vastly more satisfied and productive, it turns out, when four of their core needs are met: physical, throug...

Ben Witherington: Was Lazarus the Beloved Disciple? Outlandish suggestion? Maybe; maybe not. Worth a read I’d say.

It strikes me that it’s worth asking whether the following claim can also be applied to our own cultural context: …the greatest missiologi...

Commenting on Jesus’ lack of interaction with Herod and his ways, Eugene Peterson notes that, Jesus ignored the world of power and accompl...

It’s only been a day and a night but I thought it might be worthwhile jotting a few thoughts down on some of the things I’ve noticed and can...