TODAY’S QUICK WORD
Genesis 40:20-23 Now the third day was Pharaoh’s birthday, and he gave a feast for all his officials. He lifted up the heads of the chief cupbearer and the chief baker […]
TODAY’S QUICK WORD
Romans 9:18-24 Therefore God has mercy on whom he wants to have mercy, and he hardens whom he wants to harden. One of you will say to me: “Then why does […]
BOOK REVIEW: ‘Faithful Disobedience’
Review: Wang Yi, Faithful Disobedience: Writings on Church and State from a Chinese House Church Movement, eds. Hannah Nation and J. D. Tseng (Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2022). With […]
EPHESIANS, 26th study
One in Christ “For he himself… has made us one…” (Ephesians 2:14) Bible Reading: Ephesians 2:11-16 There is a definite shift in Paul’s focus in the 11th verse of Ephesians […]
MODERATOR’S LETTER: CHRIST DIVIDES
CHRIST DIVIDES It is a startling and counter-intuitive thought that Christ Jesus came into the world to usher in hostility and trouble and controversy. Surely we have enough of […]
EMBRYO ADOPTION
EMBRYO ADOPTION: One Couple’s Experience I’ve been married to my wonderful husband, Joshua, for 11 years now! For 10 years we were childless yet content with one another while serving […]
TODAY’S QUICK WORD
Job 2:1-2 On another day the angels came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them to present himself before him. And the LORD said to Satan, “Where […]
WORLD NEWS
$1 billion to promote Jesus A Christian group is spending up to $US1 billion ($A1.4 billion) on a new campaign to promote Jesus Christ and the values they believe he […]
TODAY’S QUICK WORD
Mark 5:12-13 The demons begged Jesus, “Send us among the pigs; allow us to go into them.” He gave them permission, and the evil spirits came out and went into the […]
A Pro-Life Advocate to the UN
This episode of AP’s Profiles in Christian Living focuses on Mr. Peter Smith. Originally from southern Tasmania, Peter has been a Prof-Life advocate to the United Nations for many years. I recently […]
TODAY’S QUICK WORD
Romans 4:7-11 “Blessed are they whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him.” Is this blessedness only for […]
REDEEM THE TIME
Ten Christians Who Died Young Having not long turned fifty, I have found myself increasingly reflecting on my own mortality. The Bible says that the key to gaining a heart […]
TODAY’S QUICK WORD
Esther 8:17 In every province and in every city, wherever the edict of the king went, there was joy and gladness among the Jews, with feasting and celebrating. And many people […]
EPHESIANS, 25th study
Created for Good Works “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works…” (Ephesians 2:10) Bible Reading: Ephesians 2:8-10 Paul’s emphasis on saving faith as a gift […]
TODAY’S QUICK WORD
Genesis 31:22-24 On the third day Laban was told that Jacob had fled. Taking his relatives with him, he pursued Jacob for seven days and caught up with him in the […]
Review of ‘The Pastor and the Modern World’
Review of William Edgar, R. Kent Hughes, and Alfred Poirier, The Pastor and the Modern World, Pennsylvania: Westminster Seminary Press, 2022. This short work actually consists of three addresses […]