Quite often I hear people, even Christian scholars, say “This is academic, not spiritual.” This underlines the dichotomy that these scholars and non-scholars hold between academic work and spirituality. ...
I clearly remember the first time I heard someone sing The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases by Edith Mcneill. I was really touched by the beautiful words ...
The Synoptics appear to provide an understanding of Jesus as a man preaching and healing in Galilee and Judea, empowered by the Holy Spirit and, consequently, a valid example ...
A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor – Franklin D. Roosevelt. Maritime environments can be challenging. A skilled sailor has to consider the wind, the waves, ocean currents, ...
As shepherds in our local church, my husband and I are often struck by the ever-growing fear among singles and married couples to have children due to the exponential ...
What do you feel when you read the book of Revelation? Many people feel afraid, hesitant, or confused. With all the pictures and imagery, it’s no wonder few people ...
Introduction “Church planting as mission, or mission as church planting.” This remains a debatable theme among missiologists. For some of them, there is no mission without church planting while ...
God’s relationship to time is one of those age-old questions that have been around for centuries. Philosophers and theologians have been fascinated by it, myself included! A theology of ...
Ekklesia: a gathering of those summoned (Encyclopaedia Britannica) I sat in my car outside my flat for a full hour after a “Welcome Home” dinner at my local church, ...
With the massive rise in New Age mysticism and the belief in a person's conscious ability to direct an invisible energy source for healing, enlightenment, and spiritual transformation, it ...
