On the subject of the Bible being read during corporate worship, at the beginning of 2009 we started reading one chapter a week (lectio continua), in addition to the passage on which the sermon was based. So far we’ve experienced the blessing of hearing Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon Hebrews, James, 1 Peter, 2 Peter, …

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He sniffs at the back door, whimpers a bit, and wants to come in. That old black dog just wants to make himself at home. The mental, emotional and spiritual output on Sunday are accompanied by a sense of being drained on Monday. Into this vacant space the so called black dog of depression wants …

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Workshops based on the Matthias Media book ‘The Trellis And The Vine’,  led by the authors, Colin Marshall and Tony Payne have just concluded in the U.S.A. Notes on the content of the seminars can be found by following these links, courtesy of the Desiring God blog: Session One: The Biblical Vision of Christian Ministry …

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