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“Come, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters.” After the Scriptures, perhaps the most fruitful ground for spiritual growth is the stories of believers down through the ages. Their troubles, victories, […]
Title: Turning the World Upside Down: Lessons for the Church from Acts 1-8 Author: Iain M. Duguid Publisher: Crossway Year: 2025 Reviewer: Mark Powell Every now and again a commentary […]
How does the local church meaningfully engage in overseas mission? In this episode AP talks to Ross Pethybridge about how his congregation engages with this Biblical challenge. There’s no greater […]
Changing the Lock – A Response to Andrew Jaeger Andrew Jaeger has written a lengthy and interesting paper on the current situation in the Presbyterian Church of New South Wales […]
Donald Trump recently published a picture on Truth Social—which has since been deleted—in which he is clearly presented as being someone like Jesus Christ. It’s impossible not to view this […]
Jesus makes disciples who make disciples (Matthew 4:18–22). Cruise liner or battleship? Rest home or fort? Resort or gymnasium? What is the Christian Church supposed to be? Though our forebears […]
There are many ways to lose friends. We live in days when everybody is an expert, with or without expertise. There is much that is decidedly unhealthy about the zeitgeist. […]
“I was born of honest parents, of good reputation among their neighbours.” Got good of the gospel Thomas Boston’s father, John, first “got good of the gospel” when he was […]
“Come, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters.” After the Scriptures, perhaps the most fruitful ground for spiritual growth is the stories of believers down through the ages. Their troubles, victories, […]
Dr Graham Miller, friend and mentor of many young ministers in his day, and now in glory, once told a group of us that he never had queues of people […]
Title: Turning the World Upside Down: Lessons for the Church from Acts 1-8 Author: Iain M. Duguid Publisher: Crossway Year: 2025 Reviewer: Mark Powell Every now and again a commentary […]
Numbers 8:23-26 The LORD said to Moses, “This applies to the Levites: Men twenty-five years old or more shall come to take part in the work at the tent of meeting, but at […]
How does the local church meaningfully engage in overseas mission? In this episode AP talks to Ross Pethybridge about how his congregation engages with this Biblical challenge. There’s no greater […]
Hebrews 5:1-3 Every high priest is selected from among the people and is appointed to represent the people in matters related to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. He is […]
BANGLADESH – FOUR CHRISTIANS HARASSED FOR SHARING THE GOSPEL Barnabas Aid contacts have requested prayer after four Christians were detained by Muslim leaders in northern Bangladesh. The four believers were […]
Song of Songs 4:15-16 “You are a garden fountain, a well of flowing water streaming down from Lebanon.” “Awake, north wind, and come, south wind! Blow on my garden, that its fragrance may […]
Douglas Milne, The Letter of Paul to the Romans, New Delhi: Masihi Sahitya Sanstha, 2024. This is a commentary which is specifically designed for readers on the Indian sub-continent, […]
Psalm 39:9-11 I was silent; I would not open my mouth, for you are the one who has done this. Remove your scourge from me; I am overcome by the blow of […]
Setting the Context – A Clear and Present Danger to Presbyterianism in NSW The Presbyterian church in NSW is facing a real existential crisis. There is a clear and present […]
Titus 2:1-2 You, however, must teach what is appropriate to sound doctrine. Teach the older men to be temperate, worthy of respect, self-controlled, and sound in faith, in love and in endurance. […]
Christ has given gifted people to his church (Eph.4.7-12). Included among these gifted people are those who occupy one or other of the two offices in the New Testament, namely […]
Ecclesiastes 9:13-18 I also saw under the sun this example of wisdom that greatly impressed me: There was once a small city with only a few people in it. And a powerful […]
Recently I did an experiment. I visited a new church on my holiday. Having done my due diligence, I felt more than confident that it had faithful biblical teaching, a […]
