This list is from a longer post, but seems to sum up a lot of concerns I hear around our denomination in Australia. And some of them strike a bit painfully close to home. (For me, points 1, 6 and 7, particularly.) We want minds informed and hearts set on fire. Both/and, nor either/or. Primary …

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Jay Adams writes about the skill of picturing truth in sermons, and why contemporary congregations need more help in this regard than their predecessors. …let me stress the importance of working harder than ever at learning how to picture truth. In biblical times, the listeners’ imaginations were much more highly trained than the average listener’s …

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Our Sunday bulletin has had a static design for years now. I keep thinking about modifying the design, so this post was interesting. I’m not an original designer, usually I borrow elements I like from other places, change them to the point of not being recognisable, and then use them. Over time I’ve considered the …

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