by Stuart | 20 Nov 2014 | Blog
Does prayer change things? This is one of the perennial questions about the biblical teaching on prayer. Many have (rightly) noted that, in one sense, prayer cannot possibly change things. That is, if God is sovereign (and he is), and if he has ordained everything...
by Stuart | 6 Nov 2014 | Blog
One of our pastors, preaching systematically through the Gospel of Luke, recently reached the account of the young demoniac at the foot of the mount of transfiguration (Luke 9:37–43). This is a fascinating account, which is brought into full focus only as you consider...
by Stuart | 21 Oct 2014 | Blog
Hillsong Church is an Australian Pentecostal megachurch, founded in 1983 by Frank Houston and his son Brian. A multisite church, with international offshoots in (among other locations) London, Kiev, Cape Town, Stockholm and New York, the church claims a weekly...
by Stuart | 17 Oct 2014 | Blog
The Pew Research Center recently released a report in which it revealed that “fully 85% of self-identified Catholics ages 18–29” believe “that homosexuality should be accepted by society, compared with just 13% who said it should be discouraged.” And while the...
by Stuart | 10 Oct 2014 | Blog
Every so often, an end-times debate explodes in theological circles. The ubiquity of the Internet and social media has only exacerbated this. It is virtually impossible, at least if you wander digitally in Christian circles, to avoid being exposed to the debate. Gary...
by Stuart | 12 Sep 2014 | Blog
I was recently reading through—actually, listening to—1 Chronicles and was struck by a small phrase in chapter 10 that, despite having read dozens of times before, I have never taken particular notice of. The writer is chronicling the death of King Saul and his sons....
