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The importance of being unlike God
From The Briefing: Much of our Christian life is a process of becoming more and more like God. God is holy, so we are to be holy. We love, because God first loved us. In fact, our English word...
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The reason for the season?
From The Briefing: flickr: adrigu If you insist to a friend that the ‘real meaning of Christmas’ is the birth of Jesus Christ, there are two kinds of response you’re likely to get. If your friend is a...
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Among the apostles
From The Briefing: Our own experiences often affect how we read the Bible. Take Romans 16:7, for example: Greet Andronicus and Junia, my kinsfolk and my fellow prisoners, who are of note among the...
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Grace: all the way down
From The Briefing: A well-known scientist (some say it was Bertrand Russell) once gave a public lecture on astronomy. He described how the earth orbits around the sun and how the sun, in turn, orbits...
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Suffer the little children
From The Briefing: The political pressure to redefine the meaning of marriage has recently become more intense and obvious in certain English-speaking countries. But you might have noticed that the...
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An anatomy of sin
From The Briefing: flickr: SashaW The first stage in Paul’s announcement of the gospel of God’s grace is a concise anatomy of sin (Rom 1:18-32). Sin is, at its heart, a suppression of truth. This...
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Polygamy in the Bible: A sordid tale
From The Briefing: I saw an excellent interview on Australia’s Channel 7 Sunrise program recently. Christian leaders were being asked about their opposition to proposals to redefine marriage, and were...
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Dangerous love
From The Briefing: flickr: MousyBoyWithGlasses Just recently I came to realise that I had been treating a part of the Bible like a Mr Squiggle picture. Mr Squiggle was a kids’ TV show I used to watch....
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Plundering the Egyptians: The place of secular wisdom in gospel mission and...
From The Briefing: flickr: knitsteel Rock performances. Accounting textbooks. Voice coaching sessions. Self-help books. Leadership seminars. Adult education techniques. Sociological surveys. Jazz...
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The perils of plundering the Egyptians
From The Briefing: flickr: Gary Soup In our previous post, we looked at a story that has often been used as analogy for the way that Christians can use secular wisdom in gospel mission and ministry....
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‘Mutual submission’? Scrutinizing a lazy slogan
From The Briefing: A furore has indeed erupted over the use of the dreaded ‘s’-word in certain proposed new marriage vows. The word ‘submit,’ of course, comes from the Bible (e.g. Ephesians 5:22-24);...
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Word-watch: lessons from a naïve blogger
From The Briefing: A few days ago I wrote a short article in which I used the word ‘submission.’ I’ve just now realized that by using this word, I was being a bit naïve. The realization of my own...
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A husband’s sacrificial love: what does it actually look like?
From The Briefing: Commenting on a previous post, Andrew asked a question that was so worthwhile it deserves a whole new discussion: I find the discussions about submission and love and even mutual...
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Why does everyone want Jesus to get married?
From The Briefing: It’s déjà Vinci time. There’s been lots of hype recently, but here’s my summary of the publicly known facts: A few centuries after Jesus was around, various people had various ideas...
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Whose incarnation is it anyway?
From The Briefing: Within the heart of the Christian faith is an astounding truth. God—who created and sustains the universe—became incarnate. The immortal and perfect Son of God shared our messy,...
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The gospel and autism
From The Briefing: Today is the United Nations World Autism Awareness Day. According to the Light It Up Blue awareness- and fund-raising campaign: Proposed lighting from Autism Awareness Australia...
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Bible heading fail: “Taming the Tongue”
From The Briefing: When the biblical documents were originally written, the authors didn’t include section headings. The headings that appear in our modern Bibles were added later, by translators and...
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Thanksgiving
From The Briefing: On Tuesday evening, our mid-week church group enjoyed an American-style Thanksgiving dinner together. The Thanksgiving dinner has been a group tradition for a number of years now,...
View ArticleLearning to live in 3D
Have you ever been watching a 3D movie wearing 3D glasses, and done that thing where you close one eye and look at the screen, then open that eye and close the other eye and look at the screen again?...
View ArticleGoThereFor – resources
GoThereFor.com is a treasure trove of high quality ideas, Bible studies, training materials and other resources for making disciples of Christ. The post GoThereFor – resources appeared first on Forget...
View ArticleGod, the universe and all that: Part 4
From the Sola Panel This is the fourth instalment of a five-part series (Read parts 1, 2 and 3.) We’ve been looking at Psalm 8,… Read the full post: God, the universe and all that: Part 4 From Forget...
View ArticleGod, the universe and all that: Part 5
From the Sola Panel This is the fifth instalment of a five-part series (Read parts 1, 2, 3 and 4) We’ve been looking at Psalm… Read the full post: God, the universe and all that: Part 5 From Forget the...
View ArticleImprove your Biblical Word Power – the series
I’ve put up a single page linking to all the articles in my “Improve your Biblical Word Power” series, originally published on the Sola Panel.… Read the full post: Improve your Biblical Word Power –...
View ArticleA prayer request from an Aussie living in the Mother Country
From the Sola Panel I was listening the other day to a satirical comedy show on British Radio. The presenter was making a point about… Read the full post: A prayer request from an Aussie living in the...
View ArticleThe Greatest Expectations
On the Sola Panel: Once I got to church on time, but God arrived 20 minutes late. On the other hand, occasionally I’ve been to… Read the full post: The Greatest Expectations From Forget the Channel by...
View ArticleLoving what God Loves
From the Sola Panel: The UK government has launched a review into occupational Health & Safety laws (OH&S). It seems to be a very popular… Read the full post: Loving what God Loves From Forget...
View ArticleSuffering and decision-making
On the Sola Panel: Is it better to choose a more difficult ministry, or an easy one? Is it more godly to choose suffering over… Read the full post: Suffering and decision-making From Forget the Channel...
View ArticleWord and Action
On the Sola Panel: How do you react when you notice that you or your church has a dull, dry, inactive faith, even though you… Read the full post: Word and Action From Forget the Channel by Lionel Windsor
View ArticleOn being boring
From the Sola Panel: According to a computer analysis, one particular Sunday in the 1950s (the 11 April 1954, to be exact) was the most… Read the full post: On being boring From Forget the Channel by...
View ArticleKeeping the Solas Together
From the Sola Panel One of the aims of the Sola Panel is to go back to basics, to remind ourselves of the importance of… Read the full post: Keeping the Solas Together From Forget the Channel by Lionel...
View ArticleI’m sayin’ something
On the Sola Panel I’m with Tony. When it comes to telling you what to do in response to the issue of climate change, I’m… Read the full post: I’m sayin’ something From Forget the Channel by Lionel...
View ArticleIn praise of holiness
From The Briefing: I’ve just read an article that I agree with, but can’t relate to. The article, by Carl Trueman, is about the problems… Read the full post: In praise of holiness From Forget the...
View ArticleJedi masters and the body of Christ
From The Briefing: I’m about to use Yoda as a model for Christian love. If you haven’t seen the Star Wars movies, you’ll probably be… Read the full post: Jedi masters and the body of Christ From Forget...
View ArticlePet food, pornography, and the law
From The Briefing: One lazy afternoon in 1999, travel writer Bill Bryson discovered a shop that sold pet supplies and pornography.1 It was at the… Read the full post: Pet food, pornography, and the law...
View ArticleA new site for the Briefing (and for my posts on Christian life and ministry)
What’s changed: From now on my regular posts on Christian life and ministry will appear on the new Briefing site. The Sola Panel is now… Read the full post: A new site for the Briefing (and for my...
View ArticleIn praise of holiness
From The Briefing: I’ve just read an article that I agree with, but can’t relate to. The article, by Carl Trueman, is about the problems… Read the full post: In praise of holiness From Forget the...
View ArticleJedi masters and the body of Christ
From The Briefing: I’m about to use Yoda as a model for Christian love. If you haven’t seen the Star Wars movies, you’ll probably be… Read the full post: Jedi masters and the body of Christ From Forget...
View ArticlePet food, pornography, and the law
From The Briefing: One lazy afternoon in 1999, travel writer Bill Bryson discovered a shop that sold pet supplies and pornography.1 It was at the… Read the full post: Pet food, pornography, and the law...
View ArticleThe faithfulness that matters
From The Briefing: “In ministry, what matters is faithfulness, rather than results.” If you’re involved in any kind of gospel ministry, you’ve probably heard this… Read the full post: The faithfulness...
View Article“Jesus did not die on cross, says scholar”?
From The Briefing: This headline, or something like it, appeared around the globe on news sites last year (e.g. The Telegraph, CNN’s religion blog, and others). The story… Read the full post: “Jesus...
View ArticleSpeech and salvation 1: Are all Christians commanded to evangelise?
From The Briefing: Does God command every individual Christian to evangelise? Or is evangelism just a job for specially gifted individuals? If you’ve been a… Read the full post: Speech and salvation 1:...
View ArticleSpeech and salvation 2: Shut your mouth
From The Briefing: This is the second post in a series about gospel speech. Read part 1 here. “I’m not good enough!” Maybe you think… Read the full post: Speech and salvation 2: Shut your mouth From...
View ArticleSpeech and salvation 3: God puts the words right in your mouth
From The Briefing: This is the third post in a series about gospel speech. Read parts 1 and 2. “I’m not gifted enough!” Maybe you… Read the full post: Speech and salvation 3: God puts the words right...
View ArticleCreatures of habit
From The Briefing: “I really should be more disciplined…” How often do you experience that gaping chasm between ‘should be’ and ‘is’ in your regular… Read the full post: Creatures of habit From Forget...
View ArticleSpeech and salvation 4: Saved by the mouth
From The Briefing: This is the fourth post in a series about gospel speech. Read parts 1, 2, and 3. “I’m not really a ‘speaking’… Read the full post: Speech and salvation 4: Saved by the mouth From...
View ArticleSpeech and salvation 5: Do you feel the need for speech?
From The Briefing: This is the fifth post in a series about gospel speech. Read parts 1, 2, 3, and 4. “I can promote the… Read the full post: Speech and salvation 5: Do you feel the need for speech?...
View ArticleSpeech and salvation 6: Speech is in your DNA
From The Briefing: This is the sixth post in a series about gospel speech. Read parts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. “I’m not the… Read the full post: Speech and salvation 6: Speech is in your DNA From Forget the...
View ArticleSpeech and salvation 7: Insiders and outsiders
From The Briefing: This is the seventh post in a series about gospel speech. Read parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. “I’m more… Read the full post: Speech and salvation 7: Insiders and outsiders From Forget...
View ArticleSpeech and salvation 8: Learning how to talk
From The Briefing: This is the eighth and final post in a series about gospel speech. Read parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and… Read the full post: Speech and salvation 8: Learning how to talk From Forget the...
View ArticleSpeech and salvation: a role for pastors?
From The Briefing: This is an appendix to a series about gospel speech. Read parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8. On… Read the full post: Speech and salvation: a role for pastors? From Forget the Channel...
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