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Remember the Murdered Babies of Bethlehem at Christmas
Herodâs massacre of the innocents in Matthew 2 challenges us to participate in the âgroansâ of Godâs world.
Vinoth Ramachandra
December 22, 2022
2
min read
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Focused
Itâs easy to lose focus when feeling overwhelmed with new challenges.
Charlotte Screnock
June 7, 2022
1
min read
Quick Read
Rooted
Transition explores the need to continually put our trust in the Lord, and how that trust will impact the way we live.
Charlotte Screnock
June 1, 2022
2
min read
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Faithfulness matters most
Faithfulness is never abstract, it starts with a heart commitment and evolves into a life-changing force.
Tim Vickers
February 15, 2022
3
min read
Book Reviews
Prosperity? Seeking the True Gospel
The gospel is the churchâs most precious gift to cherish, protect, and pass on. We must never stop checking what we believe and preach and then ask the question: Is this the gospel?
Samuel Johns
January 5, 2022
8
min read
Going Deeper
The âRâ word the world needs today
Repentance is the most âR ratedâ word in the world. Our modern society wants relief, not repentance because repentance costs something and it's not comfortable.
Rea Halilaj
December 20, 2021
7
min read
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Solomon: so famous, not so faithful.
Why is the Bibleâs most famous character (apart from Jesus) forgotten about within the Bibleâs own narrative?
Tim Vickers
November 29, 2021
3
min read
Quick Read
Following Godâs calling to victory through doubts, vulnerability, courage and teamwork
Deborahâs story as a female judge, a prophetess, a general and a poet stands out as one of success and victory.
Rodica Rosior
October 13, 2021
4
min read
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Esther: A Shrewd Courageous Queen
Obeying God is not always cut and dry. It often requires courage and shrewdness. Esther is a great example of both, and through her, God saved her own people from impending genocide.
Charlotte Screnock
November 26, 2021
3
min read
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Successful Misfits? People of Repentance, People of Fierce Hope.
Sometimes faithful witness requires us to question the compromises society takes for granted and pay the price for it.
Adrian Petrice
July 21, 2021
3
min read
Going Deeper
Our Daily Friend in Disguise: Anxiety in the 21st Century - Part II
Ever since the trust was broken in Eden, we are living in an anxious age. How can we learn to trust again? What does the Bible say about worry and anxiety?
Rodica Rosior
June 22, 2021
11
min read
Quick Read
Daniel: A Life of Faithful Obedience
Daniel, an exile from Judah, rises to political prominence in the land of Babylon. From youth to old age, his extraordinary life story is one of faithfulness amid very complicated circumstances.
Samuel Johns
June 22, 2021
4
min read
Book Reviews
The Radical Disciple
âWe have a double responsibility: maturity in Christ is the goal both for ourselves and our ministry to others.â John Stott
Rodica Rosior
June 22, 2021
8
min read
Quick Read
Here comes success! Joseph.
If we want to see what the Bible thinks success is, letâs begin here.
Tim Vickers
June 22, 2021
4
min read
John Lennox on John's gospel prologue
June 22, 2021
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Curated Content
Sabbath: The Recipe for Balance
When an apple tree is hit by frost and suffers yield loss, it's able to get the necessary rest and produces above-average yield the next year. A period of rest is followed by a period of fruitfulness.
June 22, 2021
6
min read
Going Deeper
Jordan Peterson, Christâs Substitution and Union with Christ
Dr Peterson has expressed that aspiring towards the âChrist figureâ ideal, so admirably and wholeheartedly, is no walk in the park. But Christians don't imitate Christ apart from Christ.
Seb Rab
June 22, 2021
7
min read
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Living and working with Integrity?
When I read Jesusâ teaching in the Sermon on the Mount I feel hopeless and helpless. âWho can live like this?â - asks my sinful self.
Rodica Rosior
June 22, 2021
4
min read
Quick Read
Integrity as an Absolute Standard
The only person in human history whose life was absolutely integrated was Jesus Christ.
Rodica Rosior
June 22, 2021
3
min read
John Lennox Revelation 1
June 22, 2021
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Going Deeper
The Universality of Story and the Heroâs Journey
We Christians celebrate story as central and significant in our faith. Not only are we swept along by the great salvation story of history, but also, we are invited to participate in Godâs story.
Samuel Johns
June 22, 2021
6
min read
Video
Plenary Talk 3- Living with Purpose - 2 Corinthians 4&5
Third plenary session from the November 2020 Cross-Current conference. Living with purpose from 2 Corinthians chapters 4 & 5. Contributions from Os Guinness, Vinoth Ramachandra and Tim Vickers
Tim Vickers
June 22, 2021
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Video
Plenary Talk 2 - Living with Fragility - 2 Corinthians 4&5
Second plenary session from the November 2020 Cross-Current conference. Looking at Living with fragility from 2 Corinthians chapters 4 & 5. Contributions from Pablo Martinez, David Wu and Tim Vickers
Tim Vickers
June 22, 2021
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Video
Plenary Talk 1 - Living with Hope - 2 Corinthians 4&5
First plenary session from the November 2020 Cross-Current conference. Looking at the theme Living with hope from 2 Corinthians chapters 4 & 5. Contributions from Os Guiness, Lea Koves and Tim Vickers
Tim Vickers
June 22, 2021
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Video
Living in Babylon 2/3 - Revelation 17/18 - Martin Haizmann
June 22, 2021
40
min read
Video
Living in Babylon 3/3 - Daniel 3 - Martin Haizmann
June 22, 2021
40
min read
Video
Living in Babylon 1/3 - Daniel 1 - Martin Haizmann
June 22, 2021
40
min read
Curated Content
Anxiety: when the pillars shake...
Dr. Pablo Martinez reminds us that trust and hope are the best resources against anxiety. Prayer allows us to cultivate and renew our relationship with God, which is the foundation of our existence.
June 22, 2021
10
min read
Curated Content
Dealing with Anxiety. Recommended Resources.
In these times of extreme uncertainty, weâre all dealing with anxiety, one way or another. We identified a few useful resources which address the topic from a biblical perspective.
June 22, 2021
min read
Curated Content
Engaging with Worldviews
How to engage with people holding various worldviews in a way which is relevant to them and true to the Gospel.
Peter Dray
June 22, 2021
24
min read
Video
AI Ethics Part 3 - A Christian Manifesto
Concludes the series of talks on AI ethics with 9 propositions that are suggested could form the basis of a biblically-based response to AI especially in the light of our understanding of Imago Dei.
Jeremy Peckham
June 22, 2021
18
min read
Going Deeper
Jesus, Race, and the Foundation of Inherent Dignity for All
The imperative behind the recognition of the worth of black lives isnât beholden to the news agenda. The force behind the statement is to be found in the very nature of God.
Damilola Makinde
June 22, 2021
6
min read
Going Deeper
Waiting, Waiting, Waiting
How can we wait well? Hoping in hope alone is not a good place to start. Thankfully our belief in the risen LORD is a ground for true hope.
Samuel Johns
June 22, 2021
7
min read
Core Reading
Godâs View of Work
To be distinctive, we need to see our work the way God sees it.
Tim Vickers
June 22, 2021
4
min read
Quick Read
The Lord is Near
Crises force us to reconsider our ways. When weâre reminded of how little control we have over our circumstances we realise the most significant decision is choosing between anxiety and dependence.
Adrian Petrice
June 22, 2021
3
min read
Quick Read
Make Money Serve Grace.
Letâs be honest! Money is powerful. It is insidious: it grabs our attention, it seduces us, it claims our love and allegiance. Money needs to be tamed: we need to make money serve people.
Adrian Petrice
June 22, 2021
3
min read
Quick Read
Above All Else, Guard Your Heart!
We deal with money every day, one way or another. How we relate to money and possessions is a spiritual matter. It truly is a heart issue.
Adrian Petrice
June 22, 2021
3
min read
Quick Read
Will the People and the Nation Save Us?
The nation and the people cannot save us. It is only in Jesus that we will be able to draw the resources to be ourselves at the service of the common good.
Christel Ngnambi
June 22, 2021
3
min read
Quick Read
Trust(lessness) Begins with Me
Trustlessness singularly marks the beginnings of the great biblical story, and there are lessons to be learned from it in relation to humankind.
Christel Ngnambi
June 22, 2021
3
min read
Quick Read
Broken Trust Threatens Our Lives and Cultures
Behind the rise of populism and polarisation in Western politics and societies, experts agree that its roots are to be found in a major crisis of trust.
Christel Ngnambi
June 22, 2021
3
min read
Book Reviews
Following Jesus
Bayer suggests that discipleship is fundamentally a matter of Christâs exposure - and transformation - of our self-perception and God- perception.
Rodica Rosior
June 22, 2021
13
min read
Book Reviews
Students of the Word
Stott is crystal clear; âthe authority of Christ and the authority of scripture belong togetherâ. How does Christ speak today? How does he govern his church? How does he exercise his authority?
Samuel Johns
June 22, 2021
7
min read
Book Reviews
Counterfeit Gods
Keller cuts through our dependence on the glittering false idols of money, sex and power to uncover the path towards trust in the real ultimate - God.
Miriam Owen
June 22, 2021
13
min read
Book Reviews
Living Life Backward
Ecclesiastesâoften dry and acerbic in wit-introduces us to the heart of faith. As Gibson writes, 'We need someone to tell us to listen because we want to look and speak more than we want to listen'.
Samuel Johns
June 22, 2021
7
min read
Quick Read
Christmas: The Celebration of Sacrificial Generosity
Whatâs the true meaning of generosity? Ultimate generosity involves giving oneself, not merely giving something or sharing resources. The greatest gift of all is Immanuel.
Adrian Petrice
June 22, 2021
2
min read
Going Deeper
Work and Wages
Humans have been made with a purpose which includes work. Human life is valuable and one way it can be valued is through anticipated labour (expected productivity).
June 22, 2021
4
min read
Curated Content
Pessimistic Theology and Its Impact on the World Today
One of the things that defines pessimistic theology is its lack of hope for this world. Pablo Pistilli on pessimistic theology and its impact.
June 22, 2021
7
min read
Quick Read
Mind Over Matter
It is not what a person does that determines if their work is sacred or secular, it is their attitude.
Tim Vickers
June 22, 2021
3
min read
Quick Read
Coping with Boredom
When our world lives for the weekend, how can we rethink work as something we do for our God - whatever we do?
Tim Vickers
June 22, 2021
3
min read
Quick Read
Work â Godâs Gift for Survival
Even when our work feels like the most boring and unrewarding thing, we can recognise it is still a gift from the Lord.
Tim Vickers
June 22, 2021
3
min read
Quick Read
Work â Godâs Gift of Responsibility
Human capacity for responsibility (and destruction) sets us apart from all other earthly life forms.
Tim Vickers
June 22, 2021
2
min read
Quick Read
Made for Creation
Made in the image of the Creator - it has to mean something, doesn't it?
Tim Vickers
June 22, 2021
2
min read
Quick Read
A Balancing Act
The Bible sees work as something given to us by the Lord from the dawn of creation. A gift which allows us to show something of our identity, to live with meaning and purpose, and to earn a living.
Tim Vickers
June 22, 2021
2
min read