The Briefing #361—October, 2008

Up front

• Is God boring?
• Bus evangelism
• Where's your ministry ‘AT’?
• Nowist Left and Right
• Spurgeon for the sick and afflicted
• Dread, joy and Morning Prayer

• WordWatch: A house divided—Kel Richards contemplates the Bible's contribution to the English language of the everyday.

Features

• Motherhood and humble pie—Lesley Ramsay shows us why motherhood lies at the very heart of God's rescue plan for humanity.
• Generation Ex—Karen Beilharz helps us to understand the ramifications of divorce, and how we can love and care for families who have been through it.

Departments

Pastor's brief

• A preacher's guide to sermon illustrations—Joshua Bovis explains how and why sermon illustrations can be a valuable aid or a distracting hindrance.

Bookshelf

• Discipline, grace and the godly family—Jacky Hooper takes a metaphorical swim with the crocodiles by reviewing some parenting books: Grace-Based Parenting by Tim Kimmel and Disciplines of a Godly Family by Kent and Barbara Hughes.
• One Land, One Saviour—Andrew Cameron takes a tour of ministry to Aboriginals in the Northern Territory.

Bible brief

• Daily readings on John's letters—by Matthew Jensen.

Epilogue

• A baby in a bottle—Andrew Lansdown retells the story of how abortion became legal in Western Australia.