This Life: Help is on the way
US columnist CAROL ROUND writes that just as Jesus counted on others, there are people who count on us…
Haiti missionary abductions: Prayer for kidnappers deeply rooted in mission group’s faith
PETER SMITH, of Associated Press, looks at the group at the centre of the Haiti missionary kidnappings…
This Life: God is perfect, in all His ways
US columnist CAROL ROUND, in an article first published on ASSIST News Service, writes about the struggle for perfection…
Blessings
When I was younger I prayed that God would bless me. The image in my head when I thought about these blessings was good things happening to me, or material things coming my way. PICTURE: Sixteen Miles Out/Unsplash Blessings were certainly things like health, wealth, comfort, confidence, good relationships and success. Now there are lots of […]
Rick Warren pays tribute to Celebrate Recovery co-founder John Baker
RNS When he first came to Saddleback, John Baker’s life was unravelling. A successful businessman and Air Force veteran, Baker, who died unexpectedly this week at 72, once dreamed of going into ministry. After the military, he got a job in the corporate world but stayed involved in church working as a youth leader. Celebrate […]
THE (COUNTER-CULTURAL) WAY OF JESUS
Reflecting on the challenges contained in Jesus Christ’s ‘Sermon on the Mount’… PICTURE: Karsten Wurth/Unsplash In a world that’s about promoting ourselves, let’s listen to the perspectives of others; In a world that’s proud of standing on its own two feet, let’s be submissive to God; In a world that’s ever demanding its expectations be […]
BOOKS: ENGAGING IN A DEEPER WAY WITH JESUS
NILS VON KALM finds Sheridan’s Voysey’s book, ‘Resilient’, helped him gain new-found inspiration from Jesus’ famous ‘Sermon on the Mount’…
SERMON ON THE MOUNT
The Sermon on the Mount is the greatest moral manifesto in history. In it, Jesus tackles the moral issues of his day: adultery, murder, divorce. In the Biblical account of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus lifts the bar “so high we are all below it”, says Paul Clark. PICTURE: Aaron Burden/Unsplash Jesus does the […]