These observations from Justin Buzzard about the contemporary yet timeless nature of idols and idolatry are just as apt for those of us in Australian culture. Everyone has to live for something and if that something isn’t the one true God, it will be a false God–an idol. An idol is anything more important to …
I am too prone to excess irritation, directed particularly at those who are closest to me. Especially when I’m tired or have another concern on my mind, but all too often for no reason at all. Phil Ryken looks behind irritability and points out the dangers, then directs us to a cure. Most of us …
As I think about the five areas of emotional IQ described below, I can discern distinct personal weaknesses in the last two areas and some growth in the first three. I believe that it is possible to develop these qualities. (Otherwise I’d be a bit discouraged.) I think the first of these is a key …
Michael Horton was asked to give some thought to the issue of how the church and individual Christians should engage with various issues in the wider public sphere. He provides the following reflections as a starting point. …In all of these points, the key is to make distinctions without oppositions: Distinguish Christ’s kingdom from the …
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