The Church
The Way is Shut: Evangelical Compromise and the Illusion of Virtual Church
The apostle Paul speaks of the church as a vital body, a chosen family, a temple of living stones and as a betrothed bride. These images reinforce the importance of physical meeting.
What is a Christian Theology of Resistance?
The state is a ministry of justice – God’s diaconate. But how should Christians respond when the state commands what God forbids or forbids what God commands?
Our Living Hope
Peter blesses God for the hope of an eternal inheritance and also for his testing and proving of our faith in the midst of trials which is for our good, turning us toward him and resulting in joy.
Our Living Hope
Peter blesses God for the hope of an eternal inheritance and also for his testing and proving of our faith in the midst of trials which is for our good, turning us toward him and resulting in joy.
On the Church
The church has a significant, but not ultimate, role to play in the life of the believer, in the culture, and in the Kingdom of God.
Stand Firm in the Lord
Paul's worries about the difficulties the young church in Thessalonica faced are relieved by Timothy's report of their great faith and love which gives Paul himself great encouragement amidst his own difficulties.
Stand Firm in the Lord
Paul's worries about the difficulties the young church in Thessalonica faced are relieved by Timothy's report of their great faith and love which gives Paul himself great encouragement amidst his own difficulties.
Entrusted with the Gospel
When it comes to spreading the message of the Gospel, how that message is lived out in the lives of God's people and presented to the world is as important as the message itself.
Entrusted with the Gospel
When it comes to spreading the message of the Gospel, how that message is lived out in the lives of God's people and presented to the world is as important as the message itself.
Faith, Love and Hope in Our Lord Jesus Christ
1 Thessalonians is particularly relevant to the Church today as Paul wrote this letter to encourage and exort a church in the midst of temptation and tribulation in a major city.
Faith, Love and Hope in Our Lord Jesus Christ
1 Thessalonians is particularly relevant to the Church today as Paul wrote this letter to encourage and exort a church in the midst of temptation and tribulation in a major city.
For Mission: The Final Chapters
Live reading of the last two chapters of Joe Boot's book, For Mission. We get into the philosophical roots of the retreatist impulse of church-ianity, and lay out the way forward for the church to once again be salt and light in the world.