Unselfish praying for Valentine’s Day
Put away the chocolate and redeem the day! These are prayers that celebrate love, not just warmed-up romance and couples.
Christian living
Being the one who makes a small group special: ‘love your micro enemies’
Charles Brammall on being a good member of a small group My Commitment to Home Group – Being a good member If you’re married and your spouse is in a home group, encourage but don’t pressure them to attend it… Continue Reading
Why ‘Biblical Theology’ is better than ‘Systematic Theology’ for small groups
A Charles Brammall Column As a leader (or a study-writing member) of your home group, try to write questions in your study that lead to the “Biblical Theology” of the passage/topic. “Biblical Theology” is different from “Systematic Theology”. It asks,… Continue Reading
Christian self control’s enemies are romanticism and western capitalism
Asked how Christian self control differs from stoicism – the dour “grin and bear it” philosophy – David Höhne the Academic Dean at Moore College gave a great answer: “There are nine fruits of the spirit, and self-control is the… Continue Reading
Amy Brown, who lost her job in the Barilaro scandal, on navigating life’s catastrophe
A very practical application for prayer in a time of crisis was recounted by Amy Brown, who lost her job as a result of the attempt by National Party leader John Barilaro get a top job as trade commissioner for… Continue Reading
Three things that hold a charity back
Why would anyone be a professional fundraiser? Asked that question David Martin who has worked for four charities – including large Christian ones – has a good answer. “It’s one of those things where if you’re someone that doesn’t have… Continue Reading
‘I can’t remember any negative interactions’ a chaplain explains his role
Mark Layson has been a chaplain for ten years. The Other Cheek asked him what he had learned in a decade. After ten years, what have you discovered about being a chaplain that you did not expect? I did not… Continue Reading
Life gets busy about now for many, so it’s a great time to read a book called ‘Busy’
An extract from “Busy: Tackling the problem of an overloaded Christian life” by Ian Carmichael, who has been busy running Matthias Media – and I think they published the book, not just because he’s the former CEO – but because… Continue Reading
Deconstructing faith, deconstructed
Before You Lose Your Faith from The Gospel Coalition tackles a burning issue – the “deconstruction” of faith. Deconstruction is the pulling apart and examination of an object, an idea, or faith. And sometimes, as editor Ivan Mesa points out,… Continue Reading