Rediscovering the Magic of Christmas
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In this article, John Hayward shares how he came to write his book Rediscovering the Magic of Christmas: An Advent Adventure from Genesis to Revelation (IVP, 2024).
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Generosity like King David
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In this article, Wendy Pawsey explores the blessings of generosity and what it means to give and receive generously. How has God instructed us to act with generosity? And how can we increase our generosity to receive more in return?
Read MorePreaching STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics)
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Why should we encourage STEM conversations in the church? Has science been treated as a subject for a sermon that is to be avoided as it causes controversy and conversational unrest? Perhaps in the digital age we find ourselves in, we need to foster a love of science that encourages more scientific individuals to engage with the church and become missionaries in their fields.
Read MoreJacob Arminius: Theologian of Grace - Keith D Stanglin and Thomas H McCall
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Arminius is probably one of the most influential thinkers you’ve never heard of. His insights, controversial at the time of his life, became a motivation for renewal of the church, and were a major influence on the Wesley brothers, the founders of Methodism.
Read MoreHosea 1: Minor prophet major outrage
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A perspective on Hosea by John Griffiths. His viewpoint on the outrage of Hosea at the instruction to marry a promiscuous woman. A reflection of God’s marriage to his church, broken and adulterated.
Read MorePause: look back. Pause. Look around. Pause. Look forward.
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As we journey through January, Ronda Knight introduces us to the reflective practice of the Examen. Encouraging us to look back, around and forward, Ronda unpacks the intimacy and insights to be found in this ancient Spiritual Exercise, which has been adapted for today.
Read MoreDeck The Hall: Stories of our favourite Christmas Songs
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Andrew Gant is the author of the recently published book, Deck the Hall: the stories of our favourite Christmas Carols. Here he introduces us to some of the stories behind them.
Read MoreBritain’s Jews: inside someone else’s world
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Recent world events have focused attention on the Jews worldwide, and those in Britain have not escaped it. In our collection of three book reviews, Richard Harvey looks at what it means to be Jewish in today’s Britain, how one individual, well-known Jew, David Baddiel, has experienced this, and also how Baddiel feels about faith.
Read MoreAdvent resources for you and your church
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Looking for an Advent resource? Ali Hull, our Preach book editor, highlights nine of her favourites for 2023.
Read MoreSitting by the well
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Rev Richard Frost considers the increasing demands of ministry and asks us: What would Jesus do?
Read MoreIs falling church attendance inevitable?
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Join Rev Mark Woods in a new quarterly blog series as he tackles and explores current church research from various perspectives.
Read MoreStrangers and angels: walking with poverty (Part 2 of 2)
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This blog is part 2 of a sermon from our rich archive. For part 1 visit HERE. It was first written as an entry for Sermon of the Year 2021 and published in Cross the Divide.
Read MoreStrangers and angels: walking with poverty (Part 1 of 2)
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This blog is part 1 of a sermon from our rich archive. It was first written as an entry for Sermon of the Year 2021 and published in Cross the Divide.
by David Harris
Read MoreThe Homiletic Kite for Preachers
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Using the Homiletic Kite, brothers Chris Frost and Andy Frost describe why preaching can fail if the four key elements, which are intricately involved with one another, are ignored.
Read MoreGreater than Fiction: Reading the Bible
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Join Dr Aleksander Apostolovski, a North Macedonian contributor of Langham’s Bible Commentary from Central and Eastern Europe, as he describes the relevance of the Bible with God the master storyteller.
Read MoreAn anointing: the Coronation of King Charles III
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David Latter considers the links between Royalty, LWPT and the teaching of Jesus
Read MoreHow to Preach on suffering in a Broken Planet
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Speaker and author Dr Sharon Dirckx shares how the use of stories in preaching is a helpful way to make sense of suffering, especially when it is caused by natural disasters.
Read MoreHow to preach through Romans without emptying the church
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How to preach through Romans without emptying the church by Andrew Ollerton
Read MoreFinding my identity by Andrew Bunt
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This is the embarrassing story of how I found my best identity
New Year 2023: we are the branches by David Latter
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Looking ahead in 2023, David Latter reflects on what it means to be a branch in Jesus’ ministry
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