Jesus’ gospel summary in 12 words
Scriptural genealogies—in addition to being a public Bible reader’s worst nightmare—have a bit of a reputation for being boring. I...
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You're not my king!
In case you’ve forgotten due to political drama elsewhere, our monarch visited Australia recently. It went largely as expected, but...
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Interview with Tony Payne on his new role
Matthias Media: Tony, you’ve just started a new full-time job. Tell us about it, and why you decided to take...
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My evangelism fail on the way to Evangelize2024
The final leg of my travels to the Evangelize 24 conference involved an Uber ride from the airport. As it...
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1 John and Christian sin
You wouldn’t call 1 John a simple, straightforward read, would you? The author starts off in a way reminiscent of...
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The apostle Paul: "Now we really live ..."
Most Christians seem to have parts of the Bible that they love coming back to again and again. I feel...
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What to say to Dave about regular Bible reading
It’s a sunny Sunday morning as you file out of church and head for the coffee. As soon as the...
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Discipleship with direction: Paul in 2 Timothy 3
Perhaps you can help me. I’m trying to think of a word that starts with C. Why? Because I want...
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What stands out from the Gospel of Luke?
I preached through Luke’s Gospel in three chunks over 2020–2022. I did this in part because it’s long—one-eighth of the...
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Do you see dead people?
Back in 1999, the haunting movie The Sixth Sense was released. In it, a distressed young boy named Cole (played...
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