More on the futility of ambition that is not grounded in place and people. A placeless ambition can likewise rob us of the kind of happiness that God intends. Restless discontent is a kind of fatigue. When a finite creature covets omnipresence he loses sight of sight itself. Imagination becomes placeless. Detail loses relevance. Routine …
Zack Eswine expands on the life metaphor that if you’re going to give shade you have to develop deep roots. This is a principle he sees in the life of our Saviour, Jesus. What was he doing in the thirty years before his public ministry began? Growing roots. Developing a sense of place. Which is …
With thanks to Crossway Publishing. It’s a book about developing the human dimension of pastoral life. A pastoral theology which proceeds from our broken-ness to Christ’s humility. The early pages promise a thought-provoking and encouraging read. Here’s the book trailer with the author, Zack Eswine.
Today the Australia wide representatives of the Australian Presbyterian World Mission Federal Committee will gather to meet in Sydney. More about that later. In the highly unlikely event of some spare time during the meeting what could be more appropriate that a biographical sketch of John G. Paton, missionary to the New Hebrides, written by …
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