A sermon on 1 Kings 3:3-14. Available to download as a PDF.
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Even when death is unfair, keep believing
Losing a loved one can be tough even when they have lived a full life and reached their Biblical span
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David Wells in his seminal book, No Place for Truth or Whatever Happened to Evangelical Theology (Eerdmans, Grand Rapids 1993)
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“Hockey can be a tough game. People can get hurt. I vividly remember getting hurt in a school hockey match
Continue reading“What do you mean by success?”
When I was training for the ministry at the Northern Baptist College I was assigned to Jack Swanson, the minister
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Recently I read a very absorbing book entitled Take This Bread: A Radical Conversion (British edition, Canterbury Press, Norwich 2012)
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Searching the net, it is fascinating to see what advice experienced pastors are offering to those setting out in ministry.
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A sermon on 1 Samuel 23:15-24:7. Available to download as a PDF.
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The opening years of my ministry in Chelmsford were tough. The vast majority of the church happily responded to my
Continue readingThe ultimate goal of pastoral care is Christian maturity
The ultimate goal of pastoral care is presenting “everyone mature in Christ” (Col 1.28). Alas, all too often pastoral care is
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