God Moves In A Mysterious Way and That I May Keep Your Statutes, LORD (Psalm 119:33-40) are the songs of preparation. Worship begins with Sola (By Your Word Alone), our call to worship and prayer of adoration and confession. We’re thankful that we have access to God alone because of Jesus and that nothing else …
Ray Ortlund writes of church as ‘a social environment that feels like the grace of God’. This environment of God’s grace is not formed by the erection of barriers and putting on masks to create a perfect place filled with perfect people. Just the opposite. Because of the acceptance of God which we’ve all experienced …
Anyone who belongs to a church with one of those signs with changeable letters that folk put wry or thought-provoking messages on may find this amusing. The practice is now its own subset of church culture. A notorious song from last year gets some new lyrics and parody ensues.
It was a pleasure to joint thirty other folk to hear an update from Rhys and Rhonda Hall about their work in Africa today. After a very ample lunch, we were told about their work in literacy training and the opportunities which exist for that work to grow. We also heard how God has encouraged …
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