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When a theologian bemoans Christians speaking of God as Father | MurrayCampbell

18/1/2017

"The Fatherhood of God is not a doctrine to be deconstructed by the imposition of current sociological expressions of femininity, just as we must resist defining God by the masculinity of previous ages. Contrary to Frank’s comments, true knowledge of God as Father does not lead to demeaning attitudes toward women, it causes us to repent of such ideas."

"We are not free to ascribe to God names or ideas that have not been given to us by God in Scripture; doing so is treading in very dangerous water..."

https://murraycampbell.net/2016/12/03/when-a-theologian-bemoans-christians-speaking-of-god-as-father/

Why You Probably Don’t Need a Quiet Time | Ligonier

18/1/2017

"Relax. Why stress about it? Who wants their spiritual life to be a struggle? Let me help you see why you probably don’t need a quiet time anyway..."
Let Donald Whitney help you to see why / why not ..

CLICK HERE to read.

Jesus could have met literally every need presented to Him. But even He sometimes walked away from needy crowds to pray. Jesus is our example of all things good, including the priority of meeting with the Father.
http://www.ligonier.org/learn/articles/why-you-probably-dont-need-quiet-time/

When doubting leads to faith | GoThereFor.com

12/1/2017

"...doubt that drives us to wrestle with God, to tear our Bibles apart, leaving no stone unturned as we look for sense and coherence and reality—that is doubt that serves our faith. This kind of doubt produces results, and doesn’t give up until the results are clear, satisfying, and settling."

"Believer, wrestle through doubt. Don’t just shove it under the rug. Ask the hard questions, and look to God’s word for the answers. They’re in there, but you might have to dig. You might have to endure some darkness, some discomfort of the soul, some genuine sifting. But in the end, if, like Peter, you’re looking to Jesus for the answers, your doubt will ultimately lead you to greater faith."

http://gotherefor.com/offer.php?intid=29535

Old Sins Cast Long Shadows (1/4) | TGCAU

19/11/2016

As we work through Micah – and the call to "embrace justice" (Mic 3:1) – these articles offer an opportunity to look at our 'own patch'. Confronting, helpful, biblical, from a man deeply committed to Christ and teaching the Bible well (Peter Adam). Worth a read.

"My aim is to help us to understand and respond to a legitimate cry for justice from the Aboriginal people of Australia, and to expound a Biblical call to action on these issues. I want to encourage Christians to take a lead in these matters, and I want to encourage all Australians to think about what God calls us to do through his written word, the Bible."

Read the article here.

Trade Self Worth for Awe and Wonder | DesiringGod

12/8/2016

Jen Wilkin writes:
“Our primary problem as Christian women is not that we lack self-worth. It’s that we lack awe.”

She takes Psalms often used to 'prop us up' and offers a correction: they actually function to show how God is BIG. She argues that knowing that helps us more.

Read the article here.
http://www.desiringgod.org/articles/women-trade-self-worth-for-awe-and-wonder

Seven things to do before my kids leave home | GoThereFor

28/7/2016

Hannah Ploegstra offers some great suggestions about things to prepare our kids in for life.

"What are your kids learning? Do they know how to tie their shoes? Read? Set a budget? Drive a car? That’s good, but it’s not enough. These skills, essential though they are, can only take them so far ... Here are seven skills our children need in order to rise up out of the meaningless futility of living merely for today (Eccl 3:21-22; 1 Cor 15:32) and participate in the work of the Lord, which is never in vain (1 Cor 15:58)."
http://gotherefor.com/offer.php?intid=29389

Meeting with Tadashi | GoThereFor

13/7/2016

For a year, Sam McGeown met with a young Japanese man named Tadashi and tried to introduce him to Jesus. This is what happened as a result.

Read the article
(http://gotherefor.com/offer.php?intid=29375)

Death is what the gospel is for... | GoThereFor

29/6/2016

"My father died of brain cancer when he was 58 years old. He was a healthy, strong, fruitful, intelligent man, but when death came, all it took was eight months. ... All at once I realized this is what the gospel is for. That moment, that news, that feeling, that horror—all of that is why I needed the good news, and I had never realized it before. In that moment, I understood for the very first time, after 30 years of being a Christian, that death is what the gospel saves me from.

Read the article at GoThereFor.com

I Was Addicted to Romance Novels

13/6/2016

... Then God asked me to start writing them, for his glory.

Francine Rivers has written a number of novels, some based on biblical narratives - that many have found interesting and helpful.

But her story is very engaging and interesting. You can read that here.

www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2016/may/i-was-addicted-to-romance-novels-francine-rivers.html

Time for some nuance in this discussion | ABC

4/3/2016

John Dickson writes:
"There is a failure of ethical imagination here, an inability to utilise two mental muscles at the same time: the muscle of strong conviction and the muscle of compassion for all. ... there is a third way, based on a different logic. We ought to be able to love even those with whom we profoundly disagree."

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-03-04/gay_christ/44682

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