Culture takes time to establish, and maybe longer to change. In this guest-post at JD Greear’s blog Andrew Hopper talks about the way in which setting and sharing a vision builds generosity as people get a sense of what could grow if they release resources to support it. Sometimes this giving and releasing will be …
A reflection on the Christian life as a long obedience in a consistent direction. This is not a process where Jesus gets us in, and then we set to work to keep ourselves in. This is a constant remembering of the fact we’re only in because of what Jesus has done. The more our lives …
The really challenging seasons are those when you know nothing is wrong, but nothing feels right. Gavin Ortlund writes about practising intentional gratitude as a pathway to restoring balance and experiencing joy. There are things we have, and things we lack. Blessings and disappointments. And our default seems to be for the bad things, the …
Stan Gale spent the days after his birth in an incubator. He received that life sustaining and growing support in isolation. As a disciple of Jesus we are told that we need support for our life to be sustained and our growth supported. We need an incubator. But not in isolation. The church is God’s …
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