Why are there so many denominations?
ilfordipc
23 April 2024
This is a really confusing subject for people who are looking into Christianity from outside. Here are some biblical principles to help us navigate the
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The Normal is King
ilfordipc
20 March 2024
A post from Chris Roberts: In the New Testament, there’s a significant word used in connection with Jesus Christ. We’re told about his ‘customs’ (ethos). The
Tinder
ilfordipc
20 February 2024
I need to learn I’m carrying “tinder” around inside me. I’m like a vehicle that transports chemicals, that needs a haz-chem symbol on the outside. I need a “highly flammable” sticker slapped on me.
What is a Christian?
ilfordipc
1 February 2024
Lots of people identify with the label “Christian”, but what does that label mean? Do we get to define it ourselves, or does Jesus define it?
Pain needs interpreting
ilfordipc
5 December 2023
If a patient visits the doctor with chest pain, the first thing a good doctor will want to do is diagnose the cause of the
How To Feast
ilfordipc
10 November 2023
Everyone has a different attitude to Christmas, some very for, some very against, and lots in the middle. Ecclesiastes 11:17 offers a good, practical goal for the season.
Judge not
ilfordipc
3 October 2023
I reckon the best-known verse in the Bible today is “Judge not”. It’s a nifty, two-word response to almost any moral criticism. Are you meant
Communion and kissing
ilfordipc
26 September 2023
Where were you when you had your first kiss? Who was it with?! There’s holy kissing in the Bible, which is a form of greeting
Putting down roots: a call to young people
ilfordipc
17 August 2023
How about this as a vision for your life? Put down your roots deep and early. Commit to a local church for life. Then pass
“Help! I can’t concentrate when I read my Bible”
ilfordipc
11 July 2023
Lots of us struggle to concentrate when we read our Bibles. What can we do about it? – sharpen your resolve. Do you believe this book is
Take away the love of sinning
ilfordipc
8 June 2023
“Take away the loving of sinning” That line always stood out and stuck in my head as a teen. It comes from the second verse of
Why every church should practice “open” and “closed” communion
ilfordipc
24 May 2023
Does your church practice “open” communion or “closed” communion? That’s not an unusual question for people to ask. The terminology isn’t completely clear, but by
The testimony we want our children to have
ilfordipc
15 May 2023
It was the testimony of John the Baptist (Luke 1:41, 44). It was very likely the testimony of Timothy (2 Tim 1:5; 3:15). Of course,
Honour the king!
ilfordipc
2 May 2023
The last time I checked, “Honour the king” is still in our New Testaments (1 Peter 2:17). The ESV translates “king” as “emperor”, but my
Spirit-filled singers
ilfordipc
27 April 2023
Here are seven short, 1-minute videos I recorded about singing. The Holy Spirit turns us into singers, and he designs our singing to do a
