Simone Richardson writes about an unhelpful tendency to mistake situations where forgiveness is extended when what should be properly offered is forbearance. Forgiveness is what’s needed when God’s standards are breached. Forbearance has more to do with when it’s our standards that are not being met. From the article. Forbearance is what is needed when …
Paul Harrington, Rick Lewers and Peter Adam discuss the pros and cons of long-term ministry in one context. Long term ministry is about culture. It also helps people take ongoing change seriously. Peter Adam’s comments toward the end on preparing to preach texts that he’d previously preached are helpful too.
A reflection on life, human expectation, personal growth, and what matters above all from Jean Williams. An excerpt: God is the author of my story. And he’s a far better author than I could ever be. I wouldn’t have written so much hardship into the recent pages of our life. But as I look back, …
Peter Adam continues a series of articles, this time identifying preaching as being the natural place where the Bible is corporately opened and applied to God’s people. If God speaks to his people as a group, why attempt to individualise the focus of applications? It’s not so much that there’s something in the text for …
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