One of the challenges about helping people focus on the death of the Lord Jesus is that the story isn’t complete. Good Friday as the conclusion of the story is sadness and defeat. Sort of the same thing as telling folk to cheer up at a funeral. It is the resurrection that gives Jesus death …
The glorious uncertainty of NRL continued last week, and I was never feeling confident about GWS over the Western Bulldogs. So, with games starting tonight and stretching through to Monday, here we go. NRL (last round 5/8; season tally 20/48) Souths Brisbane Manly Saint George Easts Melbourne Paramatta Penrith AFL (last round 7/9; season tally …
Jamie Grant is associate director of music at The Falls Church (evangelical Anglican) in the US. In this post he writes about the impact a sermon by Gary Millar (principal of the Queensland Theological College) had on him, and how he composed this song using the imagery of the sermon (with Millar’s permission). At his …
Boz Tchividjian is something of an authority on child protection and child abuse in the USA, with relevance to the responses that churches should have in this area. Ed Stetzer recently concluded an extensive interview with Tchividjian. Taken alongside existing abuse and protection protocols, his insights are helpful. Certain aspects of the interviews touch on …
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