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Systematising unbelief
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...
Staying relevant
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...
Training a child
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...
Rapture fever
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...
Ignorant gods
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....
God knows
One of the few podcasts that I subscribe to and make a point of listening to on a daily basis is Al Mohler’s “The Briefing.” This past Friday, Mohler dealt with several articles related to the contemporary view of family. The first article on which he commented was a...