Faith over feelings
We’ve probably all heard the advice to “follow your heart”. Whilst this advice is well‑intentioned, Matthew Thornton explains why he doesn’t think it i…
Discipleship
Re-envisioning discipleship
Many of our Baptist churches are experiencing a declining number of attendees at Sunday services, and a significant reduction in the number of people b…
Fear: a deviation from trust in God
Long before there were cell phones I rarely knew where my wonderful, carefree, free-spirited husband was. Time did not matter to him, people did. He al…
Baptisms
The first thing I look at when our statistics come out each year is our baptism figures. I don’t look at much else. I do this for two main reasons. …
Live your best ordinary life
Greg Liston encourages us to slow down, embrace our limitations and rethink what it means to #liveyourbestlife. I want to live the best life I can. …
From Prince Philip to Jesus—joy in evangelism
A storytelling approach to sharing faith It was the worst of times. It was the best of times. Years ago I tried to tell a non-Christian friend, Derek …
I want it all, and I want it now
Many people would say that music is a window into our soul; so many messages are communicated through the gift music it’s no wonder the lyrics of songs…
From disillusionment to contentment
We keep this love in a photograph We made these memories for ourselves Where our eyes are never closing Hearts are never broken And time’s forever …
The lessons never stop
Have you ever noticed the divide between what you think and what you feel? As a pastor and youth worker, I have the privilege of walking alongside p…
Faith in fairness?
“Shall we receive the good at the hand of God, and not receive the bad?” asked Job (Job 2:10). Although he meant it rhetorically, it’s a question we of…