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Growing Old in the Church: Finishing Well for the Glory of God
We all age. Each birthday reminds us that time moves steadily forward. But Christians understand that ageing is both a biological and a spiritual process. So how do we grow old faithfully—specifically, in the church? What role do older believers play in the church?...
Gospel Partnerships: A Portrait from Romans 16
Romans has long been a favourite book of many Christians, but the closing chapter receives little attention. As Paul brings his letter to a close, having unfolded the grandeur of the gospel—its power to save (chapters 1–11) and its call to transformed living (chapters...
The High and Holy with the Low and Lowly: The God Who Comforts at Rock Bottom
Have you ever faced a moment when everything seemed to collapse at once? Perhaps grief overwhelmed, sin weighed heavily, hope felt distant, and God appeared silent. In such moments of difficulty, we naturally find ourselves asking, where is God? Or perhaps, what is...
Don’t Waste Good Friday: Why Extravagant Worship is Not a Waste
There is an account recorded in Matthew 26, which is familiar to Christians today but was scandalous to religious Jews in the first century. The text finds Jesus reclining at a dinner table in the house of Simon the leper. The language is immediately arresting—Jesus...
The Groaning God Hears: How the Holy Spirit Intercedes in Our Deepest Weakness
Suffering frequently produces in us a response—complaint, tears, words. But there is a kind of suffering that silence us. There are moments in life—moments of overwhelming loss, devastating failure, or circumstances too broken to comprehend—when we come before God and...
Praying to Jesus’ Father: A Pattern for Prayer
Bible reading and prayer may not sound like the most thrilling topics, but they are fundamental to the life of every believer. Having considered Bible reading in a previous post, we turn here to its inseparable companion: prayer. These two disciplines belong...
Sitting at Jesus’ Feet: Principles of Bible Reading
We would like to think that Bible reading and prayer come naturally to believers, but honest experience tells a different story. For most of us, it does not come naturally. Some battle to maintain any consistent pattern of personal devotion. Others are scrupulously...
Serving the Suffering: Love, Sacrifice, and Scripture in Times of Affliction
Affliction should not surprise a Christian. Speaking of suffering, Paul told the Thessalonian believers plainly: “We are destined for this” (1 Thessalonians 3:3). Suffering—whether persecution for the faith or the various trials that come simply from living in a...
The Harvest of Self-Control: The Spirit’s Fruit and the Disciplined Life
Imagine a young man, energetic and hot-headed, known in his neighbourhood for his rowdiness and his insistence on having his own way. Together with his older brother, he runs a thriving business on the coast. In his mid-twenties, both brothers come to faith in Christ...