We just had ‘week two’ at church in a series on ‘What We Believe’, and this week was all about why we confidently believe that the Bible we hold in our hands today is a […]
Category: Theology
Why I prefer the ESV
How should Christians and pastors evaluate the multitude of Bible translations and paraphrases available today? Which Bible translation is the best? The following is taken from an article on The Resurgence website, a ministry of […]
Trinity: The Nature of God
The Christian distinctive really is that we believe in ONE God who is revealed in THREE persons. It is based on Scripture; it is right there in the Apostle’s Creed, and it has been a […]
Sorry, I was wrong, and you need to know
There’s something sacred about opening the Bible. Not because the paper is holy or the ink carries magic, but because Christians believe that through these words God has chosen to speak; clearly, faithfully, and for […]
We’ll have to go through it!
CAN’T GO OVER IT There’s a fun story book that I loved as a boy, ‘Going on a Bear Hunt’, that describes the adventures of some children on a journey to find a bear. On […]
Worship ≠ Music
Music is powerful. How many memes have you seen of great scenes from movies but the music has been replaced with something absurd? Like someone walking down the isle in Romantic Drama while the Imperial […]
The father’s heart
I remember expecting my understanding of God as my Father to be radically impacted when my first child arrived. And it was. Something was unlocked within me when I held my first child, and when […]
If Jesus paid for your sins… who got paid?
I once heard someone say that Jesus paid the devil so we could be set free from his grip on our life, but is that true? One of my favourite songs is Stuart Townend’s, “How […]
Charismatic buzzwords not in the new testament – should we use them?
Culture, wherever you go, and throughout all parts of history, is largely shaped by language. It’s been said that if a people group loses its language, their culture will essentially be lost. This is the […]
Yes, even the grammar matters
When it comes to understanding what God is saying through the scriptures, there are a few fundamental perspectives, or postures, that have to be considered – if they’re not, you may not only miss what […]
