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Who is church for?

April 23, 2024May 18, 2024 by Andrew Heard

What is the purpose of church? In one important sense, church is an end in itself: we believe that church is a gathering for the believer to adore God and edify the saints. Throughout the New Testament, the church gathering is not primarily a ‘mission…

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Gospel seriously: The dangerous necessity of goal-driven ministry

April 18, 2024April 18, 2024 by Lionel Windsor

What are you aiming for in your ministry? How are you planning to reach these goals? What do you have to change to make it happen? Not just in your rhetoric, but in your action? Not just in your grand visions, but in your daily routines? What good but…

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For we cannot but speak…

April 16, 2024April 16, 2024 by Mike Leite

One of my favourite parts of the Bible is Acts chapter 4. There are many reasons to love this chapter of God’s word. For one, seeing the boldness of Peter and John is such a contrast to the fear they showed during Jesus’ arrest and crucifixion. Then…

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The place to start with Catholics

February 6, 2024February 6, 2024 by Anonymous

What can you say when a Catholic in your life talks about same-sex blessings? ‘It’s all OK now dear’. Those were the words of my fiercely Catholic mother when the Pope proclaimed that it was now acceptable for Catholic priests to bless same-sex…

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Top 7 stories in 2023 (from heaven’s perspective)

December 15, 2023December 15, 2023 by Murray Campbell

It’s the season for reflecting on the year that has been. People are compiling lists of the biggest or most momentous events of 2023. While these lists can be interesting, I want to do something a little different here. Rather than taking the usual…

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2023 WRAPPED

December 12, 2023December 12, 2023 by Renee Capel

My social media has been full of people posting their Spotify 2023 Wrapped in the past couple of weeks. If you haven’t seen it, Spotify collates your year in music through various statistics: your listening minutes, genres, most listened-to…

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The blood that brings peace

November 25, 2023November 25, 2023 by Lionel Windsor

As the Israel-Gaza war rages, with all the tragic death and suffering it entails, many pressing concerns naturally spring to our minds. Why is the situation so dire? Who is to blame for the suffering? And what are our political leaders doing about…

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