Scott Newling

Depression, anxiety and work

July 8, 2019July 8, 2019 by Scott Newling

We have responsibility before God to work: it’s part of our created nature, and God has purposed for us to work diligently. We are not to be lazy, wasting away our time idly; we are to be busy rather than busybodies, and burden-sharing…

Ministry

Reading or speaking the Bible?

June 25, 2019August 8, 2019 by Scott Newling

Words are the lifeblood of relationships. When a person speaks to another, the speaker reveals something of themselves to the hearer; when the hearers listens, they come to know the speaker better. Of course, that depends in part on the truthfulness…

Doctrine

Bored of the cross?

April 18, 2019April 21, 2019 by Scott Newling

What distinguishes Jesus’ crucifixion from every other crucifixion performed by the Romans? Tens of thousands were crucified before Constantine abolished the practice in the fourth century. And it doesn’t take much for us to remember …