Jesus’ teaching in Matthew 24 predates the British wartime slogan ‘Keep Calm And Carry On’, but the message is essentially the same. While the detail can be difficult to grasp it’s important to remember Jesus wants his disciples to trust that He will return, and that that return can occur at any time. As disciples …
The second verse of Dorothea Mackellar’s My Country is embedded into the psyche of Australia. Even for someone like me who can’t stand being outdoors. It will be constantly referenced in some form or another over this Australia Day weekend. I love a sunburnt country, A land of sweeping plains, Of ragged mountain ranges, Of …
Ray Ortlund remembers when. I grew up in a healthy church in the 1950s and 60s. It was gospel-centered before we used those terms. I can remember some wonderful things. I remember when churches were not commodities but communities. I grew up in a spiritual neighborhood, where the adults took responsibility to care for the …
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