Making big decisions can be very intimidating, how can we be sure we are hearing God’s voice?
Beyond Human Timelines
What can God do in ten years with a ‘committed to the plough’ family? So much!
How To Do a Topic Study
So you want to study up on a particular topic in the Bible – where should you begin?
Finding Jesus in Israel
Israel made me thirsty. It teased me with the realisation that the Bible is so much more complex than I realised.
How To Do a Bible-Study
How can you get more out of your time in the Word?
A Translation You Can Trust
A frequently asked question is, ‘What is the best translation of the Bible’? And related to this, ‘Is the KJV the only trustworthy Bible?’
Improving the Mind and Enriching the Soul
How is it possible to read and study the Bible in a way that can cause us to know and love God more deeply?
Surviving Seminary
Studying theology comes with its own dangers. How can I avoid bad company and study the Word for maximum fruitfulness?
In the Storm
Just as it was all going exactly where I believe God was leading it, a storm arose. Everything within days somehow flipped upside-down.
Is Your Doctrine Getting in the Way of God?
Peter, one of Jesus’ closest disciples, allowed his doctrine to get in the way of God moving in his life. Have you?
You Need No Man to Teach You
Doesn’t the Bible teach that the Holy Spirit has made human teachers and leaders redundant?
Out with the Old?
A Christianity divorced from the Old Testament God might be more comfortable, but it’s called heresy, and the true Church will not put up with it.
When Truths Collide
The bible is full of paradoxes. These “opposing truths” are often presented without any explanation of how such ideas can be reconciled but which are both true– just like the nature of light!
Passing on the Baton
The unknown is always scary- but isn’t the essence of adventure, needing to pluck up the courage to step out into the unknown? Choosing boldness, even when your gut reaction emotions tempt you to “feel” anything but brave.
When Hindu Temples Failed Me
I knew that my own strength and good deeds had brought me to my wit’s end, and I thought that death was the only answer.
Addicted to Distraction
Are you addicted to your cell phone? Technologies can be very helpful tools, or they can make for unhealthy Christians.
Ultimate Success
What followed was a year and a half of not being able to lean on my impeccable credentials, my education at the best university in Africa, my networks or the colour of my skin.
Our Faithful God
Included in our TMT (Timothy Ministry Training) year, is a national outreach for three weeks focused on ministering into schools.
Scrapping the Old Testament
The Old Testament can easily be ignored and ‘discarded’ in the modern day church. How can we treat it with the respect that it deserves?
Living Life in The “Fast” Lane
Prayer I understood, prayer I could do easily, prayer I had experienced breakthrough with. But fasting?
Break the Drought Forever
If you are dry and thirsty; if your life is feeling barren and unproductive, sad and disillusioned, come to the source of Life and Joy today
A Son, Even as a Daughter
Do we experience the peace of knowing we’re ‘just’ following the Spirit’s gentle guidance? Is my life exhibiting this big characteristic of being a son in the house…
Mothers, High and Holy Calling
The greatest disservice you can do your child is to lead them to believe that they are the centre of the universe.
God Speaks When I…
Within 24 hours our church leader had called and asked me to preach at church. Our community was amazed.
“Contradictions” in the Bible
What should we do when two verses in the Bible seem to plainly contradict each other and Christians are divided?
Furiously Trying to Tick Boxes
He didn’t deliver His Word and then leave us to get on with trying to get it right. The Bible without the Spirit is death…
Jewish Roots (Part Two) – Jesus or Yeshua?
In this second part of our discussion of the ‘Jewish Roots’ movement we examine the claim that we should be praying to ‘Yeshua’ not ‘Jesus’.
The ‘Jewish Roots’ Movement and Its Mistakes…
Should we be praying to “Yeshua” as Gentile believers? Are there deeper mysteries to be discovered in the original Hebrew text?
For the Bible Tells Me So
How far is too far in accommodating the message of the Gospel to the modern post-Christian audience?
The Bible – Inspiration, Preservation & Application
Adam shares an apologetic on why the Bible can still be trusted and valued in the modern era.
What Are the Marks of a True Apostle?
Andrew addresses some common objections to the notion of a “modern day apostle”.
Candy, Costumes and Evil
But aren’t the costumes all just harmless fun for children? And if grown-ups want to dress as a sexy witch or dapper vampire, what’s wrong with that?
Shrimp and Sideburns – Defending Bible Morality
“The Bible presents a problem for some people. They ask, how can God expect you to follow a book that says to stone adulterers, grow your sideburns, and never eat bacon?” Adam Hellyer explains.
God Wears Clothes
People are pushing for public nudity to be more acceptable. Pornography is everywhere and film and TV love to use sex and nudity to add excitement to the entertainment on our screens. But is this a culture we should embrace?
Batman v Superman v God
The current crop of superhero movies aren’t interested in creating an elevated view of God; they’re dragging the very notion of Him down to earth.
Suffering Well
The word ‘suffering’ in the bible refers to the various kinds of hardship that we face on the earth which clearly we won’t experience in heaven (Rev 21:4).