We look forward to the festive season all year. Then, in a moment it’s gone. The rest may not last. But we can rejoice, not only on the 25th.
God willing. You’ve heard it. You’ve probably said it. Maybe often. But what does it mean? And should we even say it? Can we know God’s will?
Throughout Africa, many preachers exclaim: ‘What God cannot do doesn’t exist.’ But is that right? And if we say it’s wrong, do we mean God isn’t powerful?
Five practical ways you can love your neighbours this Christmas period. Remember: they needn’t be massive to matter.
Christians speak about the church family. But does that really describe yours? Is there a glorious unity, despite the many differences?
Is your Church spiritually healthy? The engine behind spiritual health and the fuel that keeps it running is simple but profound.
We all go through it. Failing at something is hard; a series of failures crushing. Here’s what you need to face various and inevitable disappointments.
Learn from the mistakes someone else made in their Bible reading to gain a better understanding of the word and richer experience of God.
Who will spread the fragrance of hope? Who will declare God’s glory throughout the nations? Now is your time. So arise, oh Africa.
Esther’s intervention for the Jewish people mirrors Christ’s intervention for all of God’s people. He gave himself for those far from God.
Just as Esther identified with her people to help them, the Son of God became human in every way so that he could identify with and save us.
We’re born saddled by spiritual death. We need a Saviour from outside ourselves to reconcile us to God. In this way, Esther pictures Christ.
The book of Esther invites us to see that God can and does work in the real mess and moral ambiguity of human history.
We look forward to the festive season all year. Then, in a moment it’s gone. The rest may not last. But we can rejoice, not only on the 25th.
Christian advice often resembles Melchizedek in the Old Testament. We can’t trace its origins, but we’re stuck with it. And some of it is bad.
We might not worry about walking under ladders or breaking mirrors, but many superstitions still flourish among Christians today.
God willing. You’ve heard it. You’ve probably said it. Maybe often. But what does it mean? And should we even say it? Can we know God’s will?
Five practical ways you can love your neighbours this Christmas period. Remember: they needn’t be massive to matter.
Christians speak about the church family. But does that really describe yours? Is there a glorious unity, despite the many differences?
The festive season presents Christians with the perfect opportunity to reflect on and witness to the grace of God, while having a good time.
