Help me read my Bible
Philip asked [the Ethiopian eunuch]... 'Do you understand what you are reading?' And he said, 'How can I unless someone guides me?' (Acts 8:30-31) Every Christian I know finds it…
Asking Advice
I pointed out in a sermon on 1 Thessalonians 2 last week that for many people their relationship to their minister is about as deep as their relationship to their…
The Benefit of Frequent Communion
Human nature is funny. Sometimes the more frequently we do something, the less “special” it feels. We can enjoy “one-offs” much more than weekly routines. For example, if we celebrated…
Who is Jesus?
It can be good to remind ourselves why we worship Jesus Christ. A comparison of verses about the LORD in the Book of Isaiah and Jesus Christ in the Book…
Teaching the Children
This is a brilliant talk about parenting by Sinclair Ferguson. It will be well worth a listen, whether you have children or not, because it shows how the church is so…
Just Do Something – A Review
There is, no doubt, a big decision you have to make in life. Where should I live? What career should I take? Who should I marry? These are indeed huge…
What a minister is… and what it means for you
This might surprise you, but I don’t have a “job”. I say that because a “job” suggests I get paid to do something. I think it’s important that we don’t…
The one thing about sexuality that Christians just don’t get
This is a very important video that explains why it's a big mistake for us to talk about "gay Christians" and even "heterosexuals" and "homosexuals". The speaker, Rosaria Butterfield, was…
Why you should care about church history
I know history isn’t most people’s favourite subject. In a world of twitter, Whatsapp, and Instagram, it feels hard enough to keep up with what’s new, let alone with what…
What you want at church
Here’s a quote I read a while ago, but that I find helpful to keep reminding myself of. It’s by Flannery O’Connor, who was an American novelist. She said: “In…