Everyone is used to (but nobody likes) the way that petrol prices rise and fall through the week in a way that has less to do with the cost of production and more to do with increased demand and capacity to pay. In Australia most mortgages have interest rates that can be raised (and more …

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David Powlison writes about lessons he learned as a Christian who went through a prolonged season of intense suffering. He avoids glib and sentimental expressions and also stays clear of wrongly placed triumphalism. From the post: …yes, we do learn from suffering, but it’s not a simple lesson. What’s most important is this: God shows …

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Since I’m currently overseeing three neighboring churches the question “Can Mulit-Site Work In A Rural Context” is on my mind a fair bit. Realistically, the be only option for outside ministry to come and work with those three locations would involve one person, maybe in two of them. Jon Sanders, who is bi-vocational, also works …

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